Tom Nixon

Month: April 2012

  • The secret to out-aping a primate boss

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    Much of human behaviour, specifically at work, mimics the behaviour of our hairy ancestors and cousins. The WSJ cites an author who observes two colleagues talking over coffee and how the more powerful one ‘stares down’ the subordinate when a contentious issue is raised in the conversation. Classic non-verbal alpha male behaviour of the kind we’ve…