New research has found that the type of smile used by a political leader can influence voters to support them and their political agenda.
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Nick Lee reveals how Boris Johnson's smile connected with voters and how Kier Starmer and Rishi Sunak could learn from his crossover appeal.
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Marianna Fotaki dissects the evidence to find out what is really going wrong with the leadership and governance at the CBI.
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Executive MBA graduate Jessica Whytehorn uses Need Theory to help her find high calibre recruits for spacecraft engineering firm Redwire Space.
John Colley and Dimitrios Spyridonidis warn that leadership is crucial in uncertain times, but few bosses have experience of coping in a crisis.
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