[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.78,0:00:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok. Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.38,0:00:18.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take a look at this guy. Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.70,0:00:20.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And by show of hands, Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.37,0:00:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everyone please participate, Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.57,0:00:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who thinks he wanted to be\Nan economist when he grew up? Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.09,0:00:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lawyer? Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.01,0:00:30.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok. One or two. Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.24,0:00:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A heavy metal bassist? Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.73,0:00:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok. Yeah! Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.55,0:00:36.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We think a face tells a lot.\NDoes it? Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.69,0:00:38.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not Bon Jovi in the picture. Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.33,0:00:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am. Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.35,0:00:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.04,0:00:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A misguided, indiscreet, 17 year old Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.45,0:00:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who initially wanted to be Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.12,0:00:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an economist. Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.10,0:00:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now I study psychology. Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.53,0:00:52.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also study faces,\Nyou'll see why in a minute, Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.38,0:00:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, charisma. Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.83,0:00:55.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up in South Africa Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.17,0:00:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which cultivated my interest in charisma. Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.30,0:00:59.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw my dad as a community leader Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.03,0:01:00.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,running for about a dozen elections Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.78,0:01:02.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and winning most of them. Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.07,0:01:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw my mum managing her shop Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.74,0:01:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and getting the most out of her staff. Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.73,0:01:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw South Africa transition peacefully Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.76,0:01:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from aparteid to democracy Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.18,0:01:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mostly because of one great leader. Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.94,0:01:12.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nelson Mandela. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.41,0:01:14.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I have often wondered,\Nwhat is charisma? Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.59,0:01:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can it be measured? Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.07,0:01:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can it be developed? Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.26,0:01:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I became a professor in the Faculty Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.94,0:01:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Business and Economics Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.32,0:01:21.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the university of Lausanne. Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.82,0:01:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But at times,\NI felt like a particle physicist Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.44,0:01:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,studying the Higgs field. Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.45,0:01:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charisma is hard to define, Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.28,0:01:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hard to measure, Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.51,0:01:31.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but its effects are evident to see. Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.54,0:01:33.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like the Higgs field charisma gives mass, Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.25,0:01:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gravitas, Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.54,0:01:37.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to particles, but to social movements. Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.79,0:01:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just when I thought I was beginning\Nto make a bit of progress, Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.97,0:01:43.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 2005 my world was turned upside down. Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.76,0:01:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A study published in the journal Science Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.10,0:01:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by Alex Todorov's lab\Nat Princeton University, Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.81,0:01:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showed that naive subjects\Nwere able to predict Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.06,0:01:54.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the results of congressional elections Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.34,0:01:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,merely by rating the faces Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.10,0:01:58.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the winner and runner up. Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.14,0:02:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What? I thought when I heard it. Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.16,0:02:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Impossible! Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.30,0:02:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only in America! Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.96,0:02:05.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.62,0:02:07.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would this work in Europe? Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.47,0:02:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can better understand what they did Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.40,0:02:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take a look at these two guys. Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.91,0:02:15.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By show of hands, who of the two Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.47,0:02:17.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seems more competent? Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.60,0:02:18.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More intelligent? Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.87,0:02:20.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More leader-like? Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.41,0:02:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who thinks the guy on the right? Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.42,0:02:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok. A couple of hands there. Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.26,0:02:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The guy on the left? Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.87,0:02:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok. Evident majority Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.49,0:02:29.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the majority got it right! Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.09,0:02:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, you don't know them. Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.13,0:02:33.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These two guys\Nran for the Wisconsin senate seat. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.64,0:02:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the right, is Timothy Michels, Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.54,0:02:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Republican. Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.77,0:02:39.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the left is Russell Feingold, Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.37,0:02:40.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Democrat. Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.53,0:02:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who actually went on to win. Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.08,0:02:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether a pro- or anti- whatever, Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.02,0:02:47.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pro-gun, anti-gun, pro-God, anti-God, Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.21,0:02:48.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pro-gay, anti-gay - Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.95,0:02:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a couple of seconds,\Na room of a couple of hundred people Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.26,0:02:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,predicted the voting outcomes\Nof a couple of million Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.30,0:02:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had a lot more information\Nthan you did. Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.76,0:03:01.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there something in politician's faces Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.99,0:03:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that signals their competence, Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.88,0:03:06.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or do we carry some evolutionary baggage Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.12,0:03:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that biases our judgement\Ntowards more beautiful, more symmetric Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.60,0:03:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and healthy looking faces? Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.21,0:03:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I repeated the experiments here. Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.20,0:03:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suprisingly, Swiss subjects Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.20,0:03:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were able to predict the results Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.99,0:03:20.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of French parliamentary run off elections. Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.13,0:03:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.59,0:03:24.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To entertain the evolutionary argument Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.61,0:03:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I re-ran the experiments with young, Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.10,0:03:30.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very young children from 5 to 13 years. Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.57,0:03:32.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, such young children don't know Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.53,0:03:35.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,competence, intelligence or leadership, Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.16,0:03:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they do know what a boat captain is. Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.44,0:03:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we asked them to play a boat game Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.78,0:03:42.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they had to select the boat captain Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.81,0:03:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from among the pairs of faces\Nof the French elections. Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.02,0:03:49.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.95,0:03:53.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kids were as accurate as the adults. Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.42,0:03:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A 71% hit rate at the individual level, Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.42,0:03:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 85% hit rate\Nwhen we averaged the results. Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.05,0:04:04.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A kid of 5 or 65 "voted" in the same way. Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.43,0:04:06.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Come, let's try it here Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.39,0:04:09.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with some election races\Nfrom my experiments. Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.25,0:04:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who thinks the guy on the right Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.12,0:04:14.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would make a better boat captain? Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.56,0:04:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Evident majority. Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.74,0:04:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't even need to go to the left. Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.83,0:04:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's try the next one. Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.20,0:04:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who says the guy on the right? Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.23,0:04:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, 2 or 3 hands. Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.71,0:04:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The guy on the left? Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.07,0:04:26.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok you guys are doing amazing! Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.95,0:04:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two more to go. Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.63,0:04:30.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a test to see how normal you are. Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.87,0:04:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, don't laugh! Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.48,0:04:33.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.63,0:04:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They haven't chosen their faces, ok. Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.47,0:04:37.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who says the guy on the right? Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.55,0:04:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, hardly anyone. Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.77,0:04:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The guy on the left? Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.09,0:04:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright, evident majority. Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.68,0:04:42.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last pair. Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.89,0:04:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who says the lady on the right? Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.42,0:04:45.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, majority already. Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.92,0:04:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fantastic! Well done. Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.36,0:04:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You guys did excellent. 5 out of 5. Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.63,0:04:51.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are normal,\Njust like the 5 five year olds! Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.85,0:04:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Give yourselves a round of applause. Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.66,0:04:55.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Come on. Yeah, yeah you passed the test. Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.89,0:04:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.57,0:04:58.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok. Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.83,0:05:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how I felt when I actually\Npublished these results Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.98,0:05:05.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the journal Science. Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.51,0:05:07.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was rocking. I was the man. Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.25,0:05:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On top of the world! Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.77,0:05:13.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, in private, faced, yeah, faced Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.34,0:05:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this result, I wondered, Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.20,0:05:16.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what am I suppose to teach? Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.95,0:05:19.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.95,0:05:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What am I supposed to teach Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.62,0:05:23.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if one's ability to succeed as a leader Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.58,0:05:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depends on one's face? Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.90,0:05:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How could I justify my professorship? Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.69,0:05:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Should I change career Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.14,0:05:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and become a plastic surgeon? Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.84,0:05:31.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.22,0:05:34.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have found similar "face effects" Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.38,0:05:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a variety of situations. Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.80,0:05:38.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In politics, in academia Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.02,0:05:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the business world. Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.66,0:05:41.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some expert I was on leadership. Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.32,0:05:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew nothing! Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.49,0:05:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one thing I knew for sure, Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.05,0:05:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we have a tag around our necks. Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.01,0:05:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People size us up on how we look; Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.85,0:05:51.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our face, height, whatever Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.53,0:05:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and put a price on the tag. Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.98,0:05:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we look like a million dollars, Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.72,0:05:57.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they fill in the blanks Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.01,0:05:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and assume we have\Nlots of positive characteristics. Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.84,0:06:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we don't look like a million dollars, Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.80,0:06:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, then we have a problem. Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.62,0:06:04.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.66,0:06:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I set out on a mission. Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.24,0:06:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can we change the price\Npeople put on our tag? Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.30,0:06:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The answer - with charisma. Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.62,0:06:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charisma is symbolic influence Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.12,0:06:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rooted in values and emotions. Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.30,0:06:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By symbolic I mean, represents something. Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.40,0:06:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stands for something. Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.90,0:06:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Something that can be seen, Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.48,0:06:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,touched and smelled. Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.86,0:06:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you the results of six studies Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.00,0:06:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my co-authors and I have undertaken Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.80,0:06:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all focusing on that alchemic ability\Nto connect. Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.24,0:06:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We narrowed charisma down to several Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.30,0:06:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,charismatic leadership tactics, Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.92,0:06:43.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I will describe in a bit. Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.68,0:06:46.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the first study we filmed EMBA students Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.50,0:06:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving a speech. Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.27,0:06:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we trained them to use the tactics Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.22,0:06:51.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and filmed them again. Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.52,0:06:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Independent judges rated the speeches. Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.26,0:06:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We found that the EMBA students were able Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.54,0:06:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to double their use\Nof the charismatic leadership tactics. Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.46,0:07:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charisma could be taught Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.30,0:07:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the more charismatic\Nleadership tactics were in the talk, Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.24,0:07:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more the students were seen\Nas leader-like by others. Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.02,0:07:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This study is important Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.54,0:07:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we controlled\Nfor communication skills Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.80,0:07:13.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for the constant effects\Ndue to the target person, Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.37,0:07:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which includes their face,\Nwhat they look like. Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.46,0:07:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The EMBA students were able to change Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.62,0:07:21.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the price people put on their tags. Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.24,0:07:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We found the same results Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.96,0:07:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a field experiment with managers. Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.34,0:07:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We replicated this\Nusing only women leaders. Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.67,0:07:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The use of these tactics\Nis not the province of men. Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.48,0:07:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With these tactics we can predict Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.46,0:07:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who will become the President Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.12,0:07:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the United States of America Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.33,0:07:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this, controlling for incumbency Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.47,0:07:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for macro-economic effects. Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.08,0:07:46.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recently we've been interested to see\Nthe impact of charisma Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.24,0:07:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on worker performance. Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.29,0:07:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We recruited 106 temporary workers, Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.88,0:07:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to prepare postal mail\Nfor a fundraising campaign Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.90,0:07:55.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on behalf of a charity. Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.36,0:07:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unbeknown to the workers, Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.94,0:07:58.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we randomised them Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.46,0:08:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into one of three conditions. Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.32,0:08:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the first group, the baseline, Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.82,0:08:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the workers had no bonuses and received Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.22,0:08:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a standard motivational speech\Ngiven by an actor. Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.96,0:08:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A rather normal looking kind of guy. Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.21,0:08:12.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess you would agree. Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.92,0:08:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We motivated the second group with bonuses Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.71,0:08:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for good performance and they received Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.02,0:08:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same standard speech too. Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.06,0:08:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third group, had no bonuses Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.38,0:08:26.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but received a charismatic\Nmotivational speech. Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.46,0:08:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.00,0:08:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Relative to the baseline, both bonuses Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.50,0:08:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and charisma, significantly increased\Nworker performance, Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.24,0:08:39.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their effects\Nwere statistically indistinguishable. Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.93,0:08:41.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This charisma result is crazy Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.38,0:08:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's not well explained\Nby current economic theory. Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.14,0:08:45.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We got increased performance, Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.79,0:08:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basically for free. Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.35,0:08:49.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.11,0:08:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, charisma significantly decreased Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.36,0:08:53.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,production costs. Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.93,0:08:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We got increased performance Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.34,0:08:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without paying economic incentives! Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.40,0:09:00.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, we know that charisma works Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.54,0:09:03.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the micro-blogosphere, Twitter, Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.46,0:09:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where text is limited to 140 characters. Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.94,0:09:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tracked 30 politicians and 30 CEOs\Nfor three months Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.66,0:09:14.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and coded all their tweets,\Nabout 3000 of them. Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.96,0:09:17.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more charismatic tactics tweets had, Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.85,0:09:22.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more they were retweeted\Nby the followers. Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.38,0:09:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Going from zero to four tactics Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.38,0:09:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,increased retweets by over 450%. Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.100,0:09:31.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know you're wondering, Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.54,0:09:33.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What are these charismatic tactics?" Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.96,0:09:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll let you in on a secret. Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.40,0:09:37.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's quite simple, really. Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.100,0:09:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To connect, a leader must do three things. Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.35,0:09:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, frame to give the vision. Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.72,0:09:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paint a picture and focus attention Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.68,0:09:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by using methaphor, stories Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.82,0:09:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other techniques. Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.77,0:09:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll give you examples of these in a bit. Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.08,0:09:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, provide substance\Nfor the justification, Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.89,0:10:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,express the sentiments of the collective, Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.20,0:10:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give confidence in goals. Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.57,0:10:06.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Third, deliver in an animated Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.71,0:10:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and passionate way, using voice, Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.68,0:10:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gestures and other tactics. Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.58,0:10:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let me show you an example Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.60,0:10:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how not to do it. Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.27,0:10:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cognitive psychology theory suggests Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.26,0:10:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that when a target is described\Non a configuration of traits, Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.37,0:10:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether clustered under an implicit\Nor explicit prototype, Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.13,0:10:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perceivers speciously impute the target Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.11,0:10:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with other traits that correlate\Nwith the original traits Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.80,0:10:33.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or with the prototype, Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.03,0:10:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but which are not used\Nto describe the target. Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.06,0:10:37.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What did I just say? Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.57,0:10:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.84,0:10:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok. Now maybe this kind of communication Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.16,0:10:44.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is useful when speaking\Nto a cognitive psychologist, Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.11,0:10:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory. Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.48,0:10:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.86,0:10:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isn't it more engaging to hear - Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.02,0:10:53.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm going to say the same thing\NI just said a few seconds ago - Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.35,0:10:55.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all have a tag around our necks. Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.16,0:10:56.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People size us up on how we look, Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.85,0:10:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our face, height, whatever Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.28,0:10:59.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and put a price on the tag. Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.59,0:11:01.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we look like a million dollars, Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.35,0:11:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they fill in the blanks Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.88,0:11:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and assume we have\Nlots of positive characteristics. Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.47,0:11:07.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now that was an example of using metaphor. Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.77,0:11:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Metaphors simplify, aid in recall\Nand provide a visual. Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.75,0:11:15.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, charisma is all about Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.60,0:11:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being able to get a vision across,\Nthat sticks. Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.84,0:11:20.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are a variety of ways to do this. Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.01,0:11:22.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me give you another example. Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.63,0:11:24.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you may be wondering, Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.25,0:11:26.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Can I learn charisma?" Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.04,0:11:28.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If I use the tactics, Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.55,0:11:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will people notice\Nthat I am using them?" Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.80,0:11:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Would using them\Nmake my team more effective?" Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.49,0:11:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used the following combination: Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.20,0:11:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rhetorical questions, Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.28,0:11:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which create a puzzle, Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.69,0:11:41.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an intrigue to be solved. Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.90,0:11:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A list of three. Why three? Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.35,0:11:46.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, three is indicative of a pattern, Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.25,0:11:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suggests completeness and sounds nice. Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.26,0:11:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you notice? Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.74,0:11:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three reasons! Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.79,0:11:55.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also expressed the sentiments Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.89,0:11:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the collective, Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.07,0:12:00.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to close the psychological gap between us. Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.88,0:12:04.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about the following combination? Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.07,0:12:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not here to talk about\Nacademic mumbo jumbo. Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.29,0:12:09.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're here to talk about Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.70,0:12:11.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the practical realities of leadership Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.71,0:12:13.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is your duty to exercise it Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.41,0:12:16.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a morally responsible\Nand effective way. Is it not? Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.47,0:12:19.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I focused your attention using a contrast, Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.94,0:12:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We're not here to do this, but that," Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.80,0:12:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,capturing the sentiments\Nof the collective too. Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.18,0:12:28.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hands up, who here wants to listen Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.42,0:12:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to academic mumbo jumbo? Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.11,0:12:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok. No one. I thought so! Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.75,0:12:36.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we have one or two\NSheldons in the room. Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.38,0:12:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.84,0:12:41.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I turned the contrast\Ninto a three-part list Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.17,0:12:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I finished it off\Nwith a rhetorical question. Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.81,0:12:49.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also used moral conviction, Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.05,0:12:51.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the key tactics, Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.46,0:12:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which signals one's values Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.18,0:12:55.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and makes a contract Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.47,0:12:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on which one is to be judged. Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.66,0:12:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now there are other tactics, Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.61,0:13:02.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like telling captivating stories Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.46,0:13:05.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which creates identification\Nwith the protagonists, Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.45,0:13:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aids in seeing the vision Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.78,0:13:10.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really recounting the moral message. Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.91,0:13:13.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, delivery is very important too. Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.78,0:13:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there might be some of you\Nin the audience still thinking, Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.09,0:13:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yeah right, are you kidding me?" Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.58,0:13:23.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Are you telling me\Nthat metaphors and stories Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.26,0:13:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will make a difference?" Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.58,0:13:27.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes they can. Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.19,0:13:30.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember the experiment I showed you Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.69,0:13:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the actor? Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.47,0:13:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where we found\Nthat charisma and bonuses Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.54,0:13:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got the same\Nincrease in performance? Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.44,0:13:42.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, when I first proposed Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.55,0:13:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we use metaphors and stories Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.76,0:13:47.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to motivate the workers\Nin the charismatic condition, Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.38,0:13:49.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my co-authors, who are economists, Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.53,0:13:51.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were very skeptical\Nthat metaphors and stories Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.89,0:13:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would make workers work harder. Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.58,0:13:55.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, they tried their best to convince me Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.53,0:13:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to take the stuff out,\Nbut I held firm and we kept it in, Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.65,0:14:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I truly believed\Nin the power of words. Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.98,0:14:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me tell you what finally happened. Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.05,0:14:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In one part of the actor's speech, Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.87,0:14:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was urging the workers to prepare Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.92,0:14:08.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as many letters as possible Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.39,0:14:09.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the fundraising drive. Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.89,0:14:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the standard speech condition, Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.53,0:14:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether without bonuses or with bonuses, Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.11,0:14:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we asked him to say something like this\Nto the workers, Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.06,0:14:19.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm very briefly summarising. Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.84,0:14:21.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He told the workers to see Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.45,0:14:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how many people were in the room. Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.02,0:14:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all the other people\Nwe had hired to do this task. Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.74,0:14:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That every extra letter they prepared Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.24,0:14:31.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could potentially make\Na life changing change Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.81,0:14:34.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a child who had cancer or whatever. Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.72,0:14:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in the charisma condition, Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.33,0:14:39.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we told him to say the following: Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.66,0:14:42.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you might think, Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.26,0:14:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Well, I'll just do what I have to. Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.92,0:14:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will my extra effort help?" Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.72,0:14:48.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes it will! Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.18,0:14:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This reminds me of a story of an old man Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.40,0:14:53.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who, while walking along the seashore, Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.38,0:14:55.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saw a young girl picking up starfish Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.45,0:14:57.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and throwing them into the sea. Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.15,0:14:59.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The old man approached her saying, Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.23,0:15:00.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What are you doing?" Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.85,0:15:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She replied, "I'm picking up starfish Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.05,0:15:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and throwing them into the sea, Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.78,0:15:07.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the sun's coming up\Nand the starfish will die." Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.83,0:15:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"But," said the man, Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.36,0:15:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"there are thousands of starfish Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.68,0:15:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sun's already high\Nand the tide is going out. Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.12,0:15:17.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can you possibly make a difference?" Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.62,0:15:19.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The girl bent down, picked up a starfish Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.90,0:15:21.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,threw it into the sea and said, Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.51,0:15:23.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Well, I made a difference to that one." Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.37,0:15:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now when you have time, Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.60,0:15:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go back and see what tactics\NI used throughout my presentation. Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.44,0:15:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure you'll have fun Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.34,0:15:34.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying out these tactics\Nin your everyday lives. Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.63,0:15:37.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put the price you want, on your tags. Dialogue: 0,0:15:39.45,0:15:42.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, go out there and make a difference! Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.97,0:15:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what are you going to do? Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.46,0:15:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, Dialogue: 0,0:15:49.84,0:15:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a big thanks to my co-authors\Nand to my family too, Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.44,0:15:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have taught me\Nso much about leadership. Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.70,0:15:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks. Thank you!\N(Applause)