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Jan 16, 2021 08:55 AM IST A nudge predictably alters behaviour without forbidding any option or significantly changing economic incentives. To count as a nudge, the intervention must be easy—putting the fruit at eye level is a nudge, banning junk food isn’t.
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Jan 09, 2021 09:06 AM IST Courage and fear co-exist and managing the balance between the two is the key to our success.
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Dec 26, 2020 08:33 AM IST We not only need physical fitness but also mental fitness. It is about looking inward and thinking how to grow fitter. It is about the fittest, not the fittest among us, but a fitter version of our own.
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Dec 19, 2020 08:28 AM IST Sometimes when there is too much clutter, there is no clear thinking. Like in designing, where we need to value the negative space, we need to pay attention to negative space in thoughts as well.
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Dec 12, 2020 08:09 AM IST Creativity is not just about painting or being an artist, it is about thinking. Creative thinking gives birth to ideas, which are vital not only for business but also for day-to-day life.
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Dec 05, 2020 08:00 AM IST Attention is not merely staying focused on the task at hand but is also how to process other information in the brain.
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Nov 28, 2020 08:04 AM IST Taking notes makes a remarkable difference when you make it a part of your learning ladder. It helps retain knowledge better, which further helps the mind to build interconnected mental maps or models.
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Nov 21, 2020 01:37 PM IST Purpose-driven work creates a competitive advantage for businesses as well as people. To work with empathy is a powerful purpose. Adapt it.
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Nov 14, 2020 08:11 AM IST Office space gets you a landing strip for you to move away from other things and enter a work zone.
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Nov 07, 2020 09:51 AM IST Learning grows on learning. The more you learn, the more growth you experience.
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Oct 31, 2020 08:56 AM IST A business needs to not only lead by goal orientation but also keep entropy low by providing incentives, training, metrics for performance measurement, etc to keep it on track.
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Oct 24, 2020 09:14 AM IST The ‘risk hai toh ishq hai’ line from the web series Scam 1992-The Harshad Mehta is a reminder—of the power of timely decisions, alertness towards our availability bias and our circle of competence.
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Oct 17, 2020 09:08 AM IST As our life seems more static than growing, designing joy purposefully will bring in energy. Designing joy in small things is nice but grand activities will stimulate mind and body.
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Oct 10, 2020 08:00 AM IST Changing our beliefs can have a powerful impact. The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset.
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Oct 03, 2020 09:05 AM IST In the entrepreneurial world, you do not wait for a perfect product or a service. You observe the space, orient your offer and decide a course of action.
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Sep 26, 2020 07:42 AM IST Dhoni’s story is that of empathy. The neighbour in the Mecon colony, the friend from school, the captain of his team, the winner for the country, Dhoni has made everyone feel noticed.
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Sep 19, 2020 10:18 AM IST What we do now, especially in our work life, will put us in the light. It could be a shift in business strategy, implementation of new ideas or just being in action in the dark that will get us more share of the light, when it reappears.