The world needs “invisible” people: Why fame-seekers and attention-cravers have it all wrong

I’ve spent two years meeting with a class of people I call “Invisibles” — highly skilled professionals whose work is critical to whatever enterprise they’re a part of, yet who go largely unnoticed by the public. I wanted to know, in a culture where recognition is so prized that fame is often an end unto itself, what kind of person thrives — both professionally and personally — behind the scenes?