Word: precept
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...including many C-level executives, granting them anonymity in exchange for frank boy talk. Among her findings: men are better able to compartmentalize what she calls "Work World" and "Personal World." Men report that "at work, the personal world goes away." Women who don't follow that precept and take things personally are deemed "emotional" and "high maintenance." Says Feldhahn: "I found that the assumption that 'emotion' means 'you are not thinking' is nearly universal among men and often lends itself to a fear of emotion getting involved...