Use your unconscious mind to read other people's intents, emotions, and desires.

Mirror neurons make human empathy possible.

The key is to become aware of how you are signaling your presence in meetings, conversations, speeches - everywhere you show up. Then you can take charge of them.

Gestures come first! Before we're consciously aware of our thoughts, we start to gesture. Pay attention to your gestures, and others', and you can become a more powerful communicator.

If you adopt the body language of a power player, it will greatly facilitate your ability to be a power player.

Leaders can only lead willing, preferably zealous followers so don't get too far out in front of your team.

We all need to be astute in sending and reading power cues, so that we can prevent ourselves - and the world - from being manipulated by evil geniuses like Hitler.