Goa Institute of Management Holds Talk by Mr. R. Gopalakrishnan

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According to him, the human brain structure consists of three layers^*: -

1. Pea - This part controls the basic life functions and co-ordinates the physical activities.

2. Lemon - This part is capable of basic emotions.

3. Cabbage - This part makes us diplomatic, and this is what differentiates the humans from animals.

Most of the mistakes made by the top managers are elementary in nature. At such crucial moments, one should rely on their instinctive Brain (pea and lemon) rather than on their top quality brain (cabbage).

He also talked about BRIM (Brain Remote Instinctive Memory). It consist of two parts: -

1. Short term & Long term memory (Explicit memory)

2. Remote Memory (Implicit memory, emotional events)

He stresses the need to rely on the "remote memory" as that regulates one's instincts and things stored here are indestructible.

Every individual in an organization has a different perspective and level of thinking and a manager would be successful only if he is able to connect with each individual at the right time. He should be able to motivate people and get the best out of them by engaging their emotions. This needs to be done at times when they are least motivated.

The first ten years is crucial in shaping the future of a successful manager, since it is in these ten years that one would be exposed to grass-root experiences and gain by the challenges he comes across.

Concluded.

* Cabbage, the largest part of the brain is supposedly in the head. Lemon is in the centre and the pea is at the bottom near the neck.

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Contributed by -
Sanchit Agarwal,
Batch of 2004-2006,
Goa Institute of Management,
Ribander, Goa.