When Sarah Nelson started working at Staylisted, a digital marketing agency in Phoenix, Ariz., she needed a while to adjust. A naturally shy person, she often felt uncomfortable and left out. And these feelings were only magnified when it came to dealing with her boss. "My boss seemed like . . . a boss," Nelson told me via email. "I was scared to go near his office. If he talked to me, I was awkward and stutter-y."

Until, that is, her boss decided to take the team out to lunch. Click here to read more from Entrepreneur.