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Assess yourself: Should you launch a startup?

Penelope Trunk

Melissa pushed until I apologized for being rude and inconsiderate and then before I knew it, we were shopping for an outfit for me to wear to meet the investors. Melissa decided to tag along on the trip to the bank. I am not having people who don’t like working for me working for me. I got funding. I am a rock star, okay?

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Decency at work

On The Job

Tags: Steve Harrison Sarbanes-Oxley workplace decency bosses. Or, as Steve Harrison says, these small decencies would become the "building blocks of an ethical culture." It's not fair to say you'll do something and then not follow through. Communicate. Controlling information is a power play that demoralizes employees and leads to hostility.

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Asperger's at work: 5 ways to be less annoying | Penelope Trunk's.

Penelope Trunk

I have written before that for me, the biggest problem at work stems from my own sensory integration dysfunction – something that typically tags along with an Asperger's diagnosis. And my boss, our new CEO, sent a thank you to the investors. Instead, ask your boss questions about social situations. And he said yes.

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