John Antonakis is known for is leadership work and his ability to predict the outcome of local elections.
He specializes in leadership. He is known for his work on charisma, transformational leadership, instrumental leadership, leader distance, and leader research methods. His article "Predicting Elections: Child's Play" published in the prestigious journal Science engendered a lot of interest because it showed that little children were able to predict results of election outcomes merely by rating the faces of the politician candidates; refer to his podcast for further information. 
