Want power? Then choose your seat wisely. So says a psychologist who has studied the seating choices of 40,000 people and who has uncovered truisms such as the leader typically sits at the end of the table “facing the exit so no one can sneak up on them.” This is presumably because they have all read The Art of War. We know you have.

His “Yes” man sits — where else — to his right, and argumentative types sit opposite from the leader.

In our experience, the boss is often the one closest to the box, not necessarily at the end. We’ve put together our own analysis of that meeting you just attended.