A year ago I had the opportunity to sit in the nest of 18 mountain gorillas while shooting a story in Rwanda. There are only a few hundred of these magnificent creatures left in the world, and the group we visited was kin to the gorillas Dian Fossey died trying to save. It was one of the most thrilling experiences of my life. Sitting five feet from one of the females, I had the real sense she wanted to communicate with me. I certainly wanted to communicate with her. I did learn something very interesting — we were warned by our guide that the senior male, "the boss," would most likely charge us when we approached as a way to indicate his dominance. We were instructed to sink down to our knees and expose the nape of our necks to indicate to him we bowed to his superiority. It worked. I only wish I had learned this technique years ago. Could have been very helpful at work.