The 'bold, confident' leader as someone who never asks for help, who has all the answers, who shows little emotion or compassion – they're a thing of… - Amy Cuddy

I introduced my AP Physics students to power posing last spring. One student in particular was always so nervous during assessments and therefore her test scores did not represent her abilities at all. We all know that old saying about correlation and causation — and this was no scientific study — but from that day forward that student power posed before every physics test and her grades went from high 'C's and low 'B's to where she belonged — in the mid to lower 'A's. I'm convinced that power posing helped her even if it is difficult to prove.

They're less tolerant of and more likely to reject abusive workplace situations [...] If employers want to keep good people, they're going to have to ask their employees what works for them and actually listen and adapt to their answers.

Our nonverbals govern how we think and feel about ourselves. Our bodies change our minds.