Leaders’ looks may be feature of success
Sir Winston Churchill’s lopsided features may have helped him lead Britain to victory in the war against Hitler.
In a surprising discovery, psychologists have found that people lacking body symmetry make the most effective leaders.
Usually, symmetry – having a body with matching left and right sides – is seen as a hallmark of beauty, fitness and strength, but researchers from Aston University in Birmingham have found that the most successful leaders in politics and business could be those born with irregular features.
Having “unlucky” looks in terms of symmetry forces people to develop the social skills that can motivate and inspire others, wrote team leader Dr Carl Senior in the Harvard Business Review.