E12 - Arun Maira - The Learning Factory

Published: Dec. 31, 2020, 6:30 p.m.

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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, \\u201c The Learning Factory\\u201d, Arun provides insights on nation-building, institution capability, and key insights from his book. Arun\\u2019s much-followed talk \\u201cpurpose of life\\u201d 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\\u2019s economic success - 14:54

  • The Sudha Murthy story - 22:30
  • What\\u2019s 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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