Actually even further-- "His mistake was to fail to defend a better, interactive workflow enabled by new technology that could have helped the company tremendo

Actually even further-- "His mistake was to fail to defend a better, interactive workflow enabled by new technology that could have helped the company tremendously, and instead fell in line." The lesson for me is, we have to think critically, recognize real opportunities for the company, and argue for them. To fail to do so is not doing your job.