Where to sit at your next meeting

I just came across this (rather late, I know) but it's in interesting look at the psychology of where people sit in meetings. It's from BusinessWeek and Aili McConnon. (Link to full article here.)

I am not sure how to run a good meeting but I do know what makes up a bad meeting, having attended countless ones.

A couple of insights:

• The boss (alpha) sits at the head of the table, facing the door to see who comes in first. (Nothing new there.)


• The yes-man (person) sits to his/her right.


• The yes-but person sits to the boss' left.


• The main opponent sits directly opposite the boss.


• The mediator sits in the middle.

What if you just want to fade away and not be noticed? Sit at the opposite end off the side or along the wall.