I agree with you largely, except for one thing - Doing the right thing for their team is the right thing for their career, whether current management sees it or

I agree with you largely, except for one thing - Doing the right thing for their team is the right thing for their career, whether current management sees it or not. There are hundreds of companies who will happily have you be a great PM or leader at their company if your current leadership team is more concerned with promoting sycophants.