Beyond the no-so-well disguised marketing material in the article, it is a concerning phenomenon that design leaders spend LESS time with their team's work and MORE time SHOWING that their team is doing work. You'd often see resumes of Design Leaders listing their greatest achievement as "growing a team of 10 to over 200". Great work speaks for itself, and the greatest honor UX designers can get is not a medal, but a sense of true value added to their users' lives.