People raised in an environment where praise was carefully meted out typically do not try to challenge the rules; they follow them. When presented with a request that he thinks is unreasonable or unclear, the A player is most likely just to back down and try to comply rather than to question authority. That makes your superstar particularly dependent on powerful figures in situations that subject him to unclear directions or sudden shifts in the rules. Since A players have tried to appease influential people all their lives in order to “know” how to behave, they are not prepared to follow through appropriately on requests that are not straightforward.
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