For sure! I think the nuance (and if you read the article and the study) is the best performers are consistently "assertive" -- or in the middle between passive and aggressive.
Yeah. They have to be able to carefully thread that needle between pushy/assertive vs annoying quite carefully and intelligently. And counteract the pushy factor with charm/hosting skills.
.. and that's why this job is so highly paid (the kind of people I'm talking about: ~300k/year or more).
.. and that's why this job is so highly paid (the kind of people I'm talking about: ~300k/year or more).