Employee has built an entire career on the confidence gap between what he knows and what he assumes others do not. He interrupts experts to explain their own work, reframes their conclusions as his synthesis, and has never once been held accountable for it because he does so with such assured warmth that leadership mistakes it for generosity.

Employee interrupted a senior analyst mid-presentation to explain her own methodology back to her in front of the full leadership team. When the analyst noted she had written the methodology, employee suggested she may have overlooked some nuances. He was later praised in the meeting summary for his strong grasp of the technical detail. The analyst has since been promoted. Miles presented at the company conference. On her methodology.

Remove from presentation feedback panels. Do not assign as mentor. Require written pre-submission of all additional context before meetings.