their coworkers. if you want a great culture and people to be honest with each other a s to have a bond with what they do. we don t expect people to be mums the word, just be honest and respectful. when do you know when they are crossing the line, larry? well when the temperature rises, you know there is a hot-button issue and you know you should tone it down. there is not a lot of up side to get involved with the politics, there is a down side so just be careful of it. a lot of what you go to work for is the social aspect of it. you are in a work place with a lot of friends and for a lot of people this is how they talk about politics is they debate and it is exciting for them to debate. it may get heated but then they go out for lunch and everything is fine. as an employer, how do you know when somebody has overstepped that line? sure, that s a good question. obviously, if somebody complains, that s an issue. you also have to be careful for
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better performer in the meeting? exactly. two minutes of having people pose in these expansive versus the contracted poses, lead it these hormonal changes. one of our favorites is what we call the ceo pose, where you sit down and put your legs up on the table. cross your ankles. i know one. that s right. so here you have, you know, you ve got this real expansiveness. and this seems to be very effective at increasing testosterone and decreasing cortisol. it is time now to answer some of your business questions. larry and jessica are with us once again. the first one is about getting funding. when a business owner or venture capitalist is considering a major financial outlay, do you tend to go more with your gut or more with the data? which one do you lead off with? this is what you do, larry. so your gut or data? it start with my gut. if i m interested in the company after a first meeting, i don t have much data to go off of.
issues being discussed. it seems like everyone want it share their opinion. however, our next guest says when it comes to talking politics in the workplace, the general rule of thumb should be mums the word. david baron is as attorney in houston. he focuses on labor and employment law. and larry and jessica are here with us once again for this conversation. great to see you. tell me, why do you say mum is the word? you shouldn t talk politics at work? yeah, i mean, look, we have people out there, employees, who want to get up on their soap box, maybe hand out literature at work and do their best to campaign for the particular candidate. they may not be the right approach for the workplace. a lot of employers want to can keep those things out of the workplace and they have have a right do it. so as an employer, do you make the announcement, no politics at work? or do you assume people should. well every employer is