(I'm the author) The overall idea is that as you become more senior in an organization, your job is increasingly to be a general problem solver for the good of

(I'm the author) The overall idea is that as you become more senior in an organization, your job is increasingly to be a general problem solver for the good of the entire business rather than a localized problem solver for your particular area of ownership. This often means doing things outside of your comfort zone. For a tiny example – if you're one of the most senior 5 engineers at your company, or if you're a VP Eng, you might need to get on the phone with an upset customer or hop in to help lock up a strategic partnership. This stuff might feel like it's not your problem, but it is, and helping to get this stuff done will help your career. The reason that I brought this up is that when you're in a less senior position in the organization the route to success is often the exact opposite of taking this total-business pov. If you're an engineer with 4-5 YOE and you're constantly helping out the sales team, it's probably not going to help your career because your career is primarily determined by the quality and speed of your code writing abilities (it might be really helpful to the business overall, and maybe non-coding activities should factor into eng career paths more, but that's a separate conversation). So as you get more senior it's common to need to shift one's mindset.