Perhaps he is just trying to say something else? Albeit in a really bad way. In some ways the post is just too vague, but I see it this way; constantly remind that organization that you are of some value, which isn't such bad advice at the end of the day.<p>I recently read Dale Carengie's book. Although, I started reading it with a WTF-Is-This? point of view, but I've fallen in love with his idea. I think that he has an important point. People, like everyone else, that make up those companies are only interested in themselves, in order to make them follow your path you have to be interested in the. Instead of just kissing someone's ass this means actually making contribution to that person be it in their work, or personal lives.<p>Most of us would walk away from that article with an idea of <i>counterfeit</i> charisma, but the real deal is something quite different. Something that all of us sense, but cannot define. Take a look at this article he linked to (<a href="http://sivers.org/tom-williams" rel="nofollow">http://sivers.org/tom-williams</a>), which simply made my night. That person had the drive and the talent to do something, but he short circuited a process that would take years upon years to achieve, and I think that there is a lesson in there for all of us to learn.