A lot of high performers do like to think about the big picture, and they have good ideas. A lot of them become managers, and good managers usually ask for the

A lot of high performers do like to think about the big picture, and they have good ideas. A lot of them become managers, and good managers usually ask for their input. But also, a lot of people on a team like to think about the overall status of a project or a company rather than the task at hand. Many problems are more interesting than the one in front of you. Worse, sometimes contributors like to obsess over org problems as a way of validation. As in, I am only a week behind but the project is over two months late! That can be annoying.