Great article - especially relevant for me, as I'm about to start a new job where I will be working with a lot of suspicious engineers, and will need to look for ways to show value early - I'm also re-reading your first 90 days post for ideas.

Ah, Bio of a Space Tyrant. I have a fond memory of borrowing the first book in that series from a friend my freshman year of high school, and being so eager to read it that I started reading it in history class. The teacher snuck up on me, grabbed it out of my hand, and flipped it open to a random page, which happened to be the rape scene. He sputtered incoherently, flung the book into the garbage can and told me never to bring such trash into the classroom again. Oh, Piers Anthony.