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By the end, the workers who heard the charismatic speech had stuffed 17 per cent more envelopes than those who had heard the standard speech. Charisma had motivated them almost as much as the chance of a bonus, according to researchers at the universities of Lausanne, Milan and Zurich. Inspiration had rivalled compensation.
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