> the boring would do well to raise their profiles, whether by speaking up in meetings or talking up their accomplishments. That does not say "boring is good."

> the boring would do well to raise their profiles, whether by speaking up in meetings or talking up their accomplishments. That does not say "boring is good." It says "stop being boring." > If they bag bigger jobs they will anyway need to master show-offy things like glad-handing clients, chairing meetings and holding forth on strategy That says IF they progress in their careers, they'll need to be pretty un-boring. There is no circular logic in that. It's all saying "stop being boring!"