Research: Fat Boss Rated Less Competent in the Workplace

Jakarta, Being a successful boss is not just simply a problem of expertise alone, but also took the role of appearance. If observed carefully, most of the boss or CEO have similar characteristics, which have ideal body weight. Apparently factors influence body mass index of a person's leadership.

A study showed that weight and waist size influence the work of the executive leadership of the company and stamina. Although exercise capacity is not the basis of recruitment of senior managers, the ideal weight is necessary for anyone who wants to succeed in his office.
"Demands a leader can be very heavy. Physical aspect is as important as everything else," said Sharon McDowell-Larsen, exercise physiologist who runs a fitness program for executives at the Center for Creative Leadership, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, Monday (21 / 1/2013).
Boss or an executive with a large waist circumference and high body mass index tended to be less competent in the workplace, both performance and interpersonal relationships. This conclusion was obtained based on analysis of data collected Center for Creative Leadership (CCL).
CCL found a correlation between excess weight with the possibility of being the boss after collecting hundreds of reviews and the results of medical examinations of senior managers who attend the workshop in Colorado Springs for a week. Data of 757 executives in 2006 to 2010 were measured and compared.
The results found that body weight affects the perception of subordinates, co-workers, to bosses. Some participants thought that if someone could not keep their habits, how could he do his job? Bosses who are obese considered less competent because assumptions about body weight affect the health and stamina.
Someone said to be overweight or obese if they have a body mass index over 25. People with a body mass index below 25 in the category of slim and better regarded by his colleagues. People who are lean are also considered more good interpersonal skills.
Sources: http://health.detik.com/read/2013/01/21/105514/2148045/763/