E12 - Arun Maira - The Learning Factory

Arun Maira is a thought leader on social and economic development and transformational change and leadership. He is an author of several books, including The Learning Factory where Arun Maira narrates people-centric episodes that bring alive the values of the Tata Group, standards that combine the high-velocity practices as well as the old-fashioned principles that make the Tata Group the giant it is today.

In this episode, “ The Learning Factory”, Arun provides insights on nation-building, institution capability, and key insights from his book. Arun’s much-followed talk “purpose of life” and what it means to practice it and being a life-long learner.

• The early career of Arun Maira - 2:16
• Making of the Learning factory - 12:12
• Reasons behind China’s economic success - 14:54
  
  
• The Sudha Murthy story - 22:30
• What’s the purpose of life and how to build it- 28:52
• Lesson Arun learned from his mother - 36:06

Key quotes from the episode:

• Learning faster than your competition gives you the edge
• By my existence did the world become better for others
• You have the right to the work not for the fruits thereof - Bhagavad Gita
  
  
• Add life to years, I live when I Learn. I stopped learning therefore I stopped living

Books of Arun Maira including The Learning Factory - Arun Maira Books

Bio of Arun Maira

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