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20/02/2017 GMT

What You Know or Who You Know?

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The good, bad and ugly of business networking

President Trump's team includes his son-in-law Jared Kushner. That rankles with some, but should we really be surprised when managers appoint people they know and trust?

President Trump's team of advisors includes his son-in-law Jared Kushner. That rankles with some, but should we really be surprised when managers and leaders appoint people they know and trust? We hear from students in Genoa, Italy, who complain they can't get a job without the right contacts. Also, the BBC's Maddy Savage reports from running clubs in Sweden and Spain, which she says have helped her develop good contacts for work, while Nick Chater, professor of behavioural science at Warwick Business School, tells us when networking becomes something more sinister. And Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times on why companies who fixate on their employees' happiness end up making their workforce more miserable.

(Picture: Donald Trump embraces son-in-law and official advisor Jared Kushner, as his daughter Ivanka Trump looks on; Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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