Each of us has certain ideas about how to behave with colleagues, how to plan the work process, how to properly build relationships with subordinates, and how to manage a business. But what if many of these ideas are nothing more than a common stereotype? What seems obvious at first glance is often not supported by any facts or research. Antonio Weiss, a specialist in the field of strategic management, analyzed the results of the latest scientific research on various aspects of business life. The result of his enormous work was a book containing the most interesting and unexpected conclusions of these studies. What determines the success of an outstanding leader? Should you always be friendly at work? Why are there so many more lies in emails than in other forms of communication? In what cases is it useful to flatter? How to recognize a leader's lies? How to keep corporate secrets? Why are invited super-professionals ineffective in a new place? The answers to these and many other questions are given not on the basis of speculative ideas about what is “correct”, but based on the research of the world's leading scientists. The conclusions presented in the book will change your ideas about business and give impetus to new beginnings and achievements.