How would you feel if the person who set up stall next to you at work was the overall boss of your company? Would you be frozen in fear or see it as your chance to impress?
Paolo Guglielmini is CEO of MSC Software, which has more than 1,000 employees worldwide. Wherever he travels, he hotdesks with his workforce.
Video by series producer Dougal Shaw
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