Our world has rapidly gone from being connected to interconnected to interdependent. When the world is tied together this intimately, everyone's values and behavior matter more than ever, because our actions affect more people than ever and in ways they never have.

The workplace is getting more boring say experts, and studies suggest boredom can affect high-performers as well as those in menial jobs.

While the business world can be a hostile place, it doesn't often throw up situations where you'll literally find yourself with an arrow to your throat.