The Ultimate Body Language Book
uild group cohesion, the achiever to direct the middle of the meeting to get things done, and finally employ the power player to identify any potential pit-falls or struggles within the group. Chapter 15 – Seating Arrangements Early Research Into Seating Arrangements In a business setting people sitting kitty-corner (D and F) tend to talk 6 times as often as those sitting opposite (B and C). Those sitting next to each other (C and E) talk about half as often as kitty-corner but still 3 times as often as sitting on opposite sides of the table. The head position or leader position, tends to be spoken to the least. One of the
Boardrooms present an interesting power effect. In this case “A” is the head of the table because he benefits by seeing who might be entering through the door. “B” is also head of the table, but might be taken by surprise as the door is at his back. Power trickles down from the head of the table to “C” and “D” (flaking the head), “E” and “F” (flanking the flanks), and finally “G” and “H” who share the lowest rank.. earliest research studies was done by American psychologist Robert Sommer of the University of California in the 1950’s. He examined the effects of extensive renovations done to an old age home. The ward received new colourful paint, new lighting was installed, new chairs brought in and several small rooms were converted into one large day room. The furniture was also re-arranged to make conversations more likely amongst the patients by creating more face-to-face encounters. This rearrangement was based on what he observed daily in the hallways just outside the ward. Here, every morning the chairs were placed into straight rows, shoulder to shoulder, against the wall to make mopping easier. But if you entered sometime later in the day, you’d find them re-arranged into groups. It was the patient’s family members who moved the chairs to speak with the patients, rather than what the patient actually preferred themselves. From this observation and the fact that any changes in the
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uild group cohesion, the achiever to direct the middle of the meeting to get things done, and finally<br />
employ the power player to identify any potential pit-falls or struggles within the group.<br />
Chapter 15 – Seating Arrangements<br />
Early Research Into Seating Arrangements<br />
In a business setting people sitting kitty-corner (D and F) tend to talk 6 times as often as those sitting<br />
opposite (B and C). Those sitting next to each other (C and E) talk about half as often as kitty-corner<br />
but still 3 times as often as sitting on opposite sides of the table. <strong>The</strong> head position or leader position,<br />
tends to be spoken to the least.<br />
One of the