Property News · September 14, 2017

The power pose is dead – here’s how to really stand strong


Eleven new studies have further discredited the theory that taking a physically dominant stance will make you appear more powerful. So what can you do instead?“Feeling powerful may feel good, but on its own does not translate into powerful or effective behaviours.” Thus concludes Joseph Cesario, associate professor of psychology at Michigan State University, which has generated no fewer than 11 studies of the “power stance”.Pre-2010, that wouldn’t need to be said, any more than “feeling like you can fly may feel good, but does not on its own get you into the air”. However, this decade was revolutionised by the work of social psychologist Amy Cuddy, and her 2012 Ted talk, which has now been watched by 42 million people, all of them standing like horny gorillas at a public event near you. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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