Jeff Schmitt – The Silent Company Killer:

“We had all hit the ceiling. To our superiors, we were simply plug-and-play commodities who performed a series of tasks. They ignored our ideas, so we quit sharing them.

[…] That’s the silent company killer: The failure to bring out the best in employees. They focus on executing tasks and fitting people into boxes. […] In their race to get the job done, they forget that the most productive employees are those who are learning, growing, and seeing themselves progress.”