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The author could be technically competent, but I think he’s completely failed to recognize one of the core principles of getting recognition and promotions at work:

Who are you bringing with you?

As in, who else gets recognition and success as a result of you doing well? If it’s your boss, great, promotion likely. If it’s your skip, even better.

If the result of your grand project is that it solely makes you look good, nobody else is incentivized to support you in any capacity. It’s much more likely that it will have the exact opposite effect: you will be seen as a selfish and ambitious threat.