Correct, and courageous. A- and B-playership are mostly about context. People who are engaged and secure at work behave like A-players, trying to achieve more e

Correct, and courageous. A- and B-playership are mostly about context. People who are engaged and secure at work behave like A-players, trying to achieve more every day. People who are worried about political changes and protecting an income or status turn into B players. "B players hire C players" isn't always true, and I use the name "insurance incompetent" for that (put someone awful on the team so no one half-good ever gets fired when you have to take a lump during layoff season). It's only one of many ways that people make suboptimal decisions out of insecurity. A lot of terrible software is built when people with A-player talent turn into "B players" due to environmental insecurity.