#94 - Tarinee Pandey - CPO Puma Capital Group

Authentic Guide to Building a Fulfilling Life with Tarinee Pandey

 What does it take to find success? For Tarinee Pandey, it was a twofold lesson of learning to come from a place of humility in all things and to take pride in what you've accomplished. While there's something to be said for bringing something to an extreme, there's also a lot of value in finding balance. All the life lessons you learn have their place.

In this episode, Tarinee Pandey, the Chief People Officer of Puma Capital Group, describes the lessons she learned from the three valuable moments in her life. The first is the journey Puma Capital Group embarked on to become one of the Top 100 Greatest Places to Work despite its not-so-perfect beginnings. The second and third are her personal stories of running the London Marathon and learning to accept a wonderful life — even if it's not perfect.

Sometimes, the life lessons taught to us can seem conflicting. Should we be humble? Or should we take pride in all that we do? In the end, it's about being able to use all these life lessons at once.

Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:

1. Learn what it takes to become part of the Top 100 Greatest Places to Work
2. Understand the humility of pushing yourself to the limits when pursuing a goal.
3. Discover how an imperfect life can still be one of the most wonderful things.

Resources 

• Contact Tarinee on LinkedIn
• See what Tarinee has to say about her company on their website.
• Coaching with Angela Cox
• Listen to The Mindset Mentor Meets

Episode Highlights 

[02:39] Tarinee's First Proudest Moment: A Great Company

• Tarinee's company was rated one of the Top 100 Great Places to Work within financial services.
• It's not about the award — it's about the journey from an unpleasant company to a great one.
• Their company initially hired people based on their skills rather than who they were. It eventually became a place that even Tarinee would want to avoid working in.
• It took several difficult decisions to make the company what it is today — a company where people truly feel they belong.

[09:40] Tarinee's Second Proudest Moment: Running a Marathon

• Tarinee trained hard for and ran the London Marathon — a run spanning over 26 miles.
• Running the marathon taught her the value of setting a goal and seeing it through to the end, regardless of the obstacles.
• Training for the marathon had difficult moments that Tarinee admits weren't enjoyable.
• Tarinee admits that finishing the marathon doesn't change anything for anyone else but was a powerful personal journey.

[14:14] The London Marathon

• At first, she thought she could stick to her time goals.
• The second part of the run had her telling herself to stick to her plan. She had run this far before in training, so she would be okay.
• The last part had her running with the strength of her heart — mind over matter, despite how her body hurt.
• Tarinee described the whole experience as both emotional and meditative.

[18:29] Tarinee's Third Proudest Moment: Accepting the No

• Tarinee's third moment is deeply personal — it's when she decided not to have a second child.
• She has a thirteen-year-old son, but they struggled to have a second one.
• Tarinee learned to let go of the fact that, even if life wasn't going the way she wanted, that didn't mean it wasn't a good life.
• Tarinee admits that her entire life had been all about working and pushing hard enough for what she wanted.
• One of the most powerful life lessons Tarinee learned was to be proud of what she has — even if it wasn't exactly what she wanted.

[27:47] Tarinee's Secret to Success

• Success comes from building meaningful relationships.
• The relationships can be personal or professional, but they underly everything.
• However, building relationships is hard; it requires work and trust.
• It's also important to have fun doing what you're doing.

[31:37] How to Connect

• You won't want to connect with everyone, so recognise that you don't have to connect with everybody.
• Find people to connect with who make you feel safe, value your views, and do the same for you.

[33:08] 2024 For Tarinee

• Tarinee aims to be better at self-care.
• Getting better at self-care means setting healthy boundaries.
• It also means being more intentional about what she does instead of trying to do everything at once.

5 Powerful Quotes

[04:36] ‘If we don't like coming to work, surely no one else is having a great time at that.’

[07:25] ‘Ultimately, it is about human beings — and human beings feel proud and want to belong.’

[10:49] ‘I was really proud of it [The London Marathon] because it really taught me about the sort of impact of setting a goal and just seeing it through to the end — never mind the obstacles.’

[22:49] ‘It's pride in being able to understand when you just have to accept.’

[29:19] ‘If you achieve every single goal, but you're always doing it alone, it's lonely, right? It's lonely.’

About Tarinee

Tarinee Pandey is the Chief People Officer of Puma Capital Group, which is one of the Top 100 Greatest Places to Work. Tarinee joined the group in 2010 and has a powerful vision for making it the employer of choice for a diverse range of people. She aims to ensure that their company remains people-centric and does her utmost to make her corner of the world better every day.

Connect with Tarinee through LinkedIn, or find out more about her through the Puma Capital Group website.

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