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Why it makes sense to buy your banker lunch

Social instincts honed in earlier times still have a huge, irrational pull on how we do business

7 May 2016

9:00 AM

7 May 2016

9:00 AM

We recently moved -offices from Canary Wharf to Blackfriars bridge. When you move after a long time in one place, you notice the surprising ways in which your behaviour is subliminally affected by your surroundings.

On my second day in the new office, someone came from Victoria to meet me. After about 25 minutes of useful conversation, I thanked them and they left.

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Rory Sutherland is vice-chairman of Ogilvy Group UK.

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