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It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation! Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present this lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, also known as BPCL. This is the highlights segment of the full conversation. In this episode, we spoke at length on the - ·       iPassion genesis of building an employee talent program, based on Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory. How did it come about? ·       The challenges the team faced to set up varied such communities across the organization, and how they continue to work around them. ·       BPCL's sustained initiatives to recognize, showcase and encourage talent. ·       Primary objectives and vision of the program which simply translates to making an employee more self-aware, more confident, and better equipped. ·       How iPassion also inspired and sparked curiosity within the entire oil and gas industry. How apart from inspiring an employee at an individual level, such initiatives at an organizational level and even at an industry level can come into a thriving self-sustainable ecosystem. ·       Time management and work culture ethos at BPCL and the importance of commitment and creation of abilities at an individual level which will eventually prove to add real and long-term value to an organization as a whole. Happy Listening!