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The Charisma Effect: How to Make a Powerful and Lasting Impression
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The Charisma Effect: How to Make a Powerful and Lasting Impression

by Andrew Leigh
January 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
256 pages
3h 52m
English
Pearson
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Chapter 7. Passion

 

‘The best leaders I know are passionate about what they do,’ reported Alan Leighton, Chairman of the Royal Mail, after interviewing some of Britain’s top business people. If the word ‘passion’ makes you queasy, then how do you feel about commitment or enthusiasm?

Research conducted by British Professor Richard Wiseman studied participants of FameLab, a national competition to find the new ‘faces of science’. Those most able to transmit their emotions to others progressed furthest in the competition, using their personalities to impress a panel of judges.

Despite its known power to affect oneself and others, there is nothing spooky or beyond reach about passion. Often it is just a case of reconnecting with a long-forgotten part ...

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