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World Service,3 mins

The art of looking interested in meetings

World Business Report

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The rules of management are many and varied, and there are many business books written about how to become one, and how to stay one. But there aren't too many books drilling down into the finer details, like how to look leader-like during boring business meetings. And that's a crucial leadership skill, according to Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times, who begins her lesson with some reflections on Britain's new Prime Minister, Theresa May. (Picture: A meeting. Picture credit: Thinkstock.)

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