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The Real MVPs Are Your Quiet Engineers—Not the Guy Who Talks the Most in Standup

Some folks treat standup like an audition for a podcast.

But while they’re monologuing about everything from architecture to what they had for dinner, your quiet engineer just pushed a fix that solved three sprint blockers, and only said, “Yesterday: bug fix. Today: unit tests.”

🫢 Loud ≠ Leader

There’s a myth in tech that the loudest person in the room must be the one getting the most done.

Reality check:

  • Loud ≠ leader
  • Verbose ≠ valuable
  • Volume ≠ velocity

Your best engineers might not say much. But their Git history? It tells the story loud and clear.

🧠 Why Quiet Engineers Matter

They:

  • Ask fewer questions because they already looked it up
  • Write clean, scalable code instead of big docs about future plans
  • Support teammates without the “Look at me!” energy

They don’t need applause. They need a leader who notices.

🚨 What Leaders Need to Do

  • Pay attention to outcomes, not airtime
  • Give credit to contributors who don’t self-promote
  • Make space for everyone, not just the confident speakers

🚀 TL;DR

  • Quiet ≠ invisible
  • Loud ≠ impactful
  • The real MVPs often say the least

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