Journey of a cynic to a believer. I came as a cynic and I was wondering what this topic is going to be about ‘Human is not a resource.’ Didn’t seem like a full sentence to me. I’m going back with volumes of material in my mind. I think this has been one of the most significant programs that I have attended in a long time.

My expectation when I came here was to be reenergized and to also take back things that I could apply and both those have been fully, fully met. It was really a paradigm shift in terms of viewing both people and culture, a lot of very new ideas and new ways of looking at things. Very actionable things starting with myself and what we can do in our organization.

Anything that happens in Isha is of a different class and that cannot be replicated. Besides the content, there was so much reenergizing. I think the combination of the content plus the energy is what I’m taking back, so that I can execute something and make a difference.

I actually want to say that I did come with expectations and my expectations have been completely met. Not only was it great being in this environment and the inner transformation but it was great learning from everybody else here. There were some amazing conversations and mindboggling stories – things that we could not imagine possible.

As soon as this program started, we had one of Sadhguru’s insights where he said, “Human is a possibility.” Suddenly I saw that the way we are looking at HR in my company, we never looked at people as a possibility. That was like a framework for me. It will not be an HR department anymore. I think it will be a “possibility department”. I am really looking forward to that.

I had never interacted with Isha before, but it’s been an absolutely wonderful, heartfelt touching experience. And what it’s done, I think from a professional perspective, I’m absolutely sure it’s going to help change the dynamics for us.

This really makes sense and it’s very relevant to our times because these are the most interesting times when it comes to people.