It's not just intelligence and ethics but a strong-enough personality and verbal skills--yes, I'm projecting here. I can't overstate how difficult it is to say

It's not just intelligence and ethics but a strong-enough personality and verbal skills--yes, I'm projecting here. I can't overstate how difficult it is to say "no" in the moment, and do so in a way that doesn't make you a problem and target in senior management's eyes.