Throughout my career, I have encountered some peculiar workplace situations that taught me valuable lessons in how to navigate the workplace wilderness without compromising integrity. Surprisingly, some of those lessons came from the personification of animals in childhood favorites: Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, George Orwell's Animal Farm, and Robert C. O'Brien's Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Every workplace has its jungle, farm, and community filled with individua