Think your office is full of monkey business? According to a study, that could be a good thing, with new research showing we could learn a few things from our treetop cousins.

Analysing the lives of 66 rhesus macaques, growth-minded scientists looked to discover what traits made for a good leader. The results? Revealing.

We’ve examined the science. Here’s what to learn from the best monkey leaders.

1. Be expressive

The study found having a diverse range of expressions – which included lip smacking, nose wrinkling and ear flattening – made monkey leaders better communicators by reducing uncertainty. So flex those facial muscles.

Work in the actors’ intense vocal warm-up into your 5am wake-up routine. Repeat after us: ooh, ooh, ahh, ahh. Stretch that mouth wide, pucker those lips and prepare for a day of emoting (facially) at a screen. Diaphragmatic breathing exercises, lip trills and straw phonation, articulation and tongue........

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