I think the article misses the point on the whole spectrum soft skills really are. Becoming a technical domain expert doesn't automatically make you helpful to

I think the article misses the point on the whole spectrum soft skills really are. Becoming a technical domain expert doesn't automatically make you helpful to others. You might not have the ability to communicate knowledge, or the ability to foresee how being helpful is ley to moving ahead the corporate chess board. There are unspoken rules of corporate ladder advancement, which are not discussed in OP's article.