Greg Stevenson separates senior careers into two games: getting considered, which requires competence and results, and getting chosen, which depends on how others perceive you and trust you with high stakes. Many talented people win the first game but lose the second by never shifting focus.
There are 2 completely different games in a senior career, and almost no one explains the difference. The first is getting considered. That's competence— results, track record, being good at the job. It gets your name in the room. The second is getting chosen, and that's something else entirely. It's how you're read, whether people trust you to hold the whole thing when it gets heavy. Whether the board can pitch you in the seat before you're in it. Most talented people pour everything into the first game and quietly lose the second one for years. Getting considered is what you do. Getting chosen is who you are.
