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Whilst I agree wholeheartedly with the article, I'm going to try and see it as analagous to bad leadership / bad management.

Electronic device = Task with no context. Just go and do it and leave me alone.

Long enough of no context in one's work and it leads to anxiety and existential-type questions around their purpose and role in the company or the value of the company itself.

Engagement is what adds value; understanding what motivates each individual to do / be better and work on that. It requires paying attention. It's hard work, it doesn't scale, it's per-individual, but, hey, they're humans, not robots.

Management or Parenting, it's your responsibility to make them better (than you are).

Edited to add: I'm finding the presence of defensive reactions to this post very interesting and somewhat depressingly informative.

Edited further to add: The post has now been flagged. Increasingly interesting and informative.