[SeanAppleby]

This is how I see it too. Technology is inherently about dynamic navigation of unknowns.

Having your employees laser focused on things the company knows it needs leaves your company with a dearth of information about the landscape around it and how best to navigate those unknowns, while also stifling employee growth at the same time.

I would change the bread analogy from woodworking to flour-making, sandwich-making, chemistry of baking, and engineering of ovens, encouraging creative exploration of things on the edge of the business that could help to grow the business and employees at the same time by providing a better map for steering the business.