The way the most influential person in a group tends to claim central or commanding space.
At a table the decision maker takes the head seat and spreads materials across the surface. The choice of place and the claim on space quietly announce who holds sway.
Watch who occupies central space and toward whom others orient as a clue to influence. The person others face and defer to in the layout is usually the one with real authority.
Seating is sometimes assigned, so confirm influence through how others respond. A head seat taken by chance means little if no one defers to the person in it.
The tendency of people who agree or feel close to gather physically together.
ExploreThe unconscious matching of posture and movement among members of a cohesive group.
ExploreSubtle turning away or closing of a circle that leaves a person outside the group.
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