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…research… suggests that takers often have the confidence to generate original ideas that buck traditions… But does this independence come at a price?

People who operate from a traditional concept of position and title believe that a large amount of power is granted to them based on their title alone.

…we have a mountain of evidence that suggests [digital] works best in concert with traditional media.

…the real battle is about how well you integrate and the extent to which, by treating digital and traditional media as additive, you can be a better communicator.

…senior leaders are now more important than ever, but the role is very different from that of the traditional heroic decision maker.

Letting go of the clock can also be difficult because we’ve traditionally used time to measure fairness.

Socially acceptable excuses are the truths about our time that in a traditional work environment we dare not utter.

…many managers would rather have their employees in the building during traditional working hours doing nothing than out of their sight and being productive for their own lives.

The capacity to stay fully present – to do one thing at a time – is a challenge contemplative traditions have been grappling with for thousands of years.

…strong character is difficult to achieve, particularly at a time when religious, communal, and family traditions and values are weak and uncertain, the principal messages conveyed by the mass media are irrelevant at best.