How To Be A Rebel In The Workplace And Survive

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Rebels are sexy. Rebels are cool. Rebels are not always welcome in the workplace. In fact, if you're a rebel in the workplace, it's often a small step to becoming a martyr for the workplace, says Lois Kelly.

"Rebels' velocity scares people," says Kelly, an author (Beyond Buzz) and former PR professional, who runs the website RebelsatWork.com, with the former deputy director of intelligence for the CIA (!) Carmen Medina, now a Deloitte consultant.

The pair appeared together at South by Southwest last month to "show rebels how to lead change from within [a company or organization] without committing career suicide."

Kelly and Medina offer these 20 ways "to be a more effective rebel," and effect positive change without ending up roadkill for a cause:

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