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Part II: Tips and Tools for Feathered Fr... > Chapter 2: Are You a Peacock (or Oth... - Pg. 114

Are You a Peacock (or Other Type of Exotic Bird)? YES NO 1. Do you frequently feel like you don't fit in -- that you are different in some fundamental way? 2. Do you get criticized for not being a "team player" ("Team player" = a euphemism for conforming to group norms.) 3. Do you feel pressured by your boss or others to change in some significant way to fit in? 4. Do you feel ostracized, lonely, left out of the loop of information and decision-making? 5. Are you unable to identify with anyone as a role model at the top of your organization? 6. Are your ideas and suggestions routinely rejected as "not the way we do things here"? 7. Do you often feel under- or unappreciated for