by Manoj Chawla | Jul 19, 2017 | Blog, Leadershio, Management, Organise, People, Systems
One of my favourite clips from a film is from Rising Sun where Sean Connery talks about fixing the problem not the blame. One of the biggest reasons why problems happen is when “covering your ass” becomes more important than fixing the problem. Even bosses...
by Manoj Chawla | Oct 9, 2016 | Blog, Leadership, Motivate, Organise, People, Recruit, Stress, Systems, work life balance
Have you ever wondered why Switzerland is such a successful country? Or one of the reasons that Switzerland is obsessed with neutrality? This has inspired John Warrillow to come up with a term called the Switzerland Structure. The Swiss obsession with neutrality...
by Manoj Chawla | Aug 20, 2016 | Adversity, Blog, Dunning-Kruger Effect, Leadershio, Mentors, Motivate, Motivation, Organise, People, Recruit, Self Management, Stress, work life balance
I came across this excellent article on Paid vs Unpaid Internships and how large companies and start ups should and should not use internships. I will leave you to make up your own mind about it. Zak Slayback has written it better than I could, so I’d like to...
by Manoj Chawla | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog, cognitive load, Design Thinking, innovation, Organise
Did Apple get it wrong? Now I am a big fan of apple products, especially the iPhone and tablet. I also have used and followed the evolution of pen technologies since in 1990’s. Be it the crosspad, the Anoto. livescribe etc. I also think there are a range of...
by Manoj Chawla | May 6, 2016 | Behaviour Economics, Cognitive bias, cognitive load, Flow, habits, Happiness, Life Hacks, Management, Mentors, Motivation, Organise, People, Psychology, reinvent, Self Management, Stress, thinking slow thinking fast, work life balance
Goal setting is not a trivial matter. We have to understanding ourselves, We have to make decisions about our priorities, we have to understand the way our minds work. Can we design a better life for ourselves ? Last month I gave a talk on the brain, organising...
by Manoj Chawla | Jan 31, 2016 | Behaviour Economics, cognitive load, habits, Management, Organise, People, Psychology, Self Management, Stress
Do you think you lack willpower or motivation? do you know that 45% of people give up their New Year’s resolution by the end of the 1st month. 65% of people do not use their gym membership for the full period. (the average duration of joining a gym is 11...
