Many people with what are called "good social skills" will avoid rocking the boat in order to keep the peace. WHen your passions are at odds with keeping the peace, you can get into trouble. For example, when many gifties see a problem, the natural response is to recognize that it exists, define it, and find a way to fix it. As I noted above, sometimes the higher-ups don't like that (for all kinds of reasons). There are also bosses who don't like to see their reports being able to do something better than they can (it's threatening).
This is a very good point.
But, in many cases, the problem is not technical although most people focus on it. The real problem is how the organization makes decisions and processes information.
