Business | Corporate psychology
How to tell when your boss is lying
It's not just that his lips are moving
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“ASSHOLE!” That was what Jeff Skilling, the boss of Enron, called an investor who challenged his rosy account of his firm's financial health. Other bosses usually give less obvious clues that they are lying. Happily, a new study reveals what those clues are.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline "How to tell when your boss is lying"
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