Good judgment is not always impressive; often it simply prevents foolishness from becoming expensive.

Most of what good judgment produces is invisible, because it consists of things that did not happen. The deal that was not signed, the message that was not sent, the hire that was not made in a hurry. Nobody applauds an avoided disaster, and the person who prevented it often looks slower or more cautious than the colleague whose bold move happened to land. The value is real and structurally unrecognized.

If you are the careful one, keep a private record of what you steered around. It will help on the days when caution feels like timidity. And when someone else quietly prevents a mess, say so out loud, since almost no one else will.