The Role of Nonverbal Behavior in Leadership: An Integrative Review

One of the main activities of leaders is interacting with others (e.g., Yukl, 2010). Their interactions with followers, colleagues, or business partners happen through verbal and nonverbal behavior. In this chapter, we focus on leader nonverbal behavior (NVB). NVB plays an important role in interpersonal communication in general and accounts for a majority (about 65%–90%) of the meaning conveyed in social interactions (e.g., Crane & Crane, 2010).