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SCIENCE'S 5 BEST SECRETS OF SUCCESS

Get ahead with our research-backed strategies to see your career soar





1/ FIRM UP YOUR APPEAL

Women with strong handshakes were seen as more impressive than male hand-crunchers. Grip firmly making sure the web between your thumb and forefinger meets your shakee’s. Source: University of Iowa, US

2/ GO SOLO FOR IDEAS

Forget brainstorms – it’s been found you generate more and better ideas on your tod. To boost creativity, use the hand you don’t write with to make your brain work in different ways. Source: University of Amsterdam

3/ PERSUADE WITH PACE

People who spoke moderately fast, at 3.5 words per second are more persuasive than fast or slow talkers. Source: University of Michigan, US

4/ PUT PICTURES UP

Employees with control over their workspace design are more productive. Choose travel snaps – you’ll be seen as more well-rounded. Source: University of Exeter

5/ HAVE A LATTE TO NETWORK BETTER

Caffeine helps you recall words and names better, so have one half an hour before meeting new people. Source: French National Institute

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