What most "technical people" are missing is having learned the art of marketing themsleves and their skills to employers, and understanding that no one will worship you simply for the degree(s) that you earned, but for the delivery of real, measureable value to the employer's bottom line.
Industrially career-inclined scientists succeed handsomely once they realize that they are in the "business of science," and learn to both develop and sell their skills sets with that point in mind.
FReegards!
