[nyokodo]

> this how all those useless executives operate

Being visible in a positive way to the right people is 100% necessary for career advancement inside companies. The fact that this is abused by otherwise incompetent people is unfortunate, but good people need to understand and use this knowledge to advance also.

[f1shy]

I think incompetent people (Management above) get abused by other incompetent people. When the circle starts, is the slow decay of the Company.

[qwertyuiop_]

Spot on. One look at LinkedIn posts tells you everything about this “paperclip” optimization.