Want a better job? Try these workplace ‘power poses’
Your body position is a sign of your power at the office, according to a new study, report Wall Street Journal and FINS Finance.
Your body position is a sign of your power at the office, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Feet splayed up on the desk or hands planted far apart on the desk show more tolerance for risk, according to the article.
FINS Finance reports that the results, from a study by the Columbia and Harvard business schools, found such stances increased testosterone, which “cultivates dominant behavior.”
The study also found submissive stances — sitting with slouched shoulders, for example — had the opposite hormonal effect, FINS reports.
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