ESSENTIALS OF
LEADERSHIP
Unlock Your Full Leadership Potential
A programme designed to help high-potential leaders embrace
the complex challenges and opportunities associated with greater
leadership positions and unlock their full leadership potential. You
will discover your real purpose, build your sense of self, and learn to
lead others and your organisation forward in an era of discontinuous
change and paradigm shifts in the nature of work.
Build on greater self-awareness and emotional intelligence to
effectively manage self. Benefit from high-impact group coaching and
360o feedback to develop your custom leadership development plan.
Forge high-quality and effective connections with key stakeholders
and make the most of your network. Empower others, learn to
influence without authority and build high-performance teams. Develop
your personal leadership brand. Transition from manager to confident
change agent. Lead effectively though crises and conflicts. Develop
the resilience and mindset for turnarounds in uncertain times.
A Catalyst for your
Career Transformation
Over the years, the Centre for
WHO
Executive Education (CEE) at ISB has
evolved into a hub for meaningful
interactions between business
SHOULD
ATTEND?
leaders and academia. CEE attracts
worldclass faculty from across the
globe and its programs are backed by
their cutting-edge thought leadership,
especially on emerging economies,
and rich engagement with complex
business challenges that confront
industry. Participants learn from This programme is best suited for mid
both innovative classroom content to senior managers who are moving
as well as from the experience and
perspectives of a diverse group of
or have moved from an operational
peers. to a strategic role with increasing
responsibility. Participants hold
a range of designations including
#5 directors, VPs, AVPs, account
Asia Ranking managers, general managers, regional
managers, entrepreneurs, and project
managers across industries and
45000+ functions.
Alumni
600+
Programs delivered
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
LEAD SELF
Understand and leverage
your authentic self
Build resilience
Thrive in a
changing world
LEAD ORGANISATION LEAD OTHERS
Cultivate the right skills and Work effectively with active
mindsets listening and empathy
Lead change and commitment Influence without authority
Build teams to drive excellence Forge lasting relationships
Executive Education programmes at ISB are designed and
taught by world-class faculty who are leading academicians
and accomplished industry practitioners. Participants will
gain from the innovative management research, valuable
industry insights, and the diverse experience of peers.
PROGRAMME FACULTY
Madan Pillutla
Dean & Professor, Organisational Behaviour
Madan Pillutla is Dean & Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Indian
School of Business. Madan has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical
Engineering from BITS, Pilani, post graduate degrees from XLRI, Jamshedpur
and the University of Illinois and a PhD from the University of British Columbia.
He has many publications in the best academic journals in the field and has
also served as an associate editor in top journals such as the Academy of
Management Annals and Organisational Behaviour and Human Decision
Processes and been on the editorial boards of other top journals such as the
Academy of Management Journal, the Academy of Management Review and
Administrative Science Quarterly.
Chandrashekhar Sripada
Professor of Organisational Behavior (Practice), Organisational Behaviour
Sripada Chandrasekhar (Chandra) with his vast practitioner experience
combined with deep academic interests in teaching, research, and scholarship,
Chandra’s current research interests are focused on leadership, talent, culture,
and future of work in digital economies. Professor Chandra teaches a range of
courses covering topics such as power, influence, change , networks, personal
and organisational leadership, strategic human resource management, future
of work and careers. Chandra was a C-Suite executive with large public, private
and MNC firms and held the role of the CHRO for more than 25 years. He has
a global experience of leading people and building human capital strategies
across continents, nationalities, and cultures.
Nandkishore Doreswamy
Professor of Practice, Marketing Strategy
Professor Nandkishore is an inspirational leader with vast experience in
developing people & organisations. He has served as a board director,
venture capitalist, and a global C-suite executive with over 34 years of global
experience in leadership roles across a diverse set of environments in both
emerging and developed markets. Professor Nandkishore was the Executive
Board Director for Nestle in Asia, Oceania, & Africa and also the Global CEO
for Nestlé Nutrition. He was in charge of markets all over the world including
US, Europe & Latin America. His key areas of interest include - turnaround
situations and crisis management, transformation of old economy businesses
with “Tech based” inputs & Innovation, leadership and coaching in the new
“Tech-led” and “Sharing Economy”, emerging markets, globalization and
cross-cultural operations, sales & distribution, consumer engagement through
Experiential Marketing, neuro-marketing, corporate social Responsibility and
creating shared value through social engagement. He actively engages with
various organisations to guide them through business decisions.
Subramaniam Ramnarayan
Professor of Organisational Behavior (Practice), Organisational Behaviour
Professor Ramnarayan has served as a faculty member at the Indian Institute
of Management, Ahmedabad, Visiting Faculty at the Case Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, Ohio, and a guest faculty at the University of Bamberg,
Germany. With close to ten years of experience as an industry practitioner,
Professor Ramnarayan has also served as a consultant to a large number
of organisations in the areas of change and leadership development. He
has carried out research assignments funded by the US Office of Personnel
Management, Ford Foundation, World Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat,
Department for International Development, and German Sciences Foundation.
Apart from books on Change Management, Organisation Development, and
Strategic Management of Public Enterprises, he has also edited a book of
cases in Organisational Behaviour.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Engage in real-life stories and group discussions to explore your
leadership skills. Experience how to showcase your leadership style in
dynamic situations. Improve your effectiveness in leading teams in the
digital world.
Gain from a 360-degree assessment of your profile leading to improved
personal and leadership development. Benefit from feedback from your
peers, and group coaching to devise an action plan for your leadership
journey.
Apply your new learnings and skills to accelerate your ascent to
leadership at the workplace.
High-impact executive group coaching to help you
build your own personal narrative and action plan for
leadership.
Eight interactive, intensive sessions give you a
grounding in self-awareness, team dynamics, effective
interpersonal behaviours, and mindsets required to lead
change in crisis and non-crisis conditions.
MODULE 1
December 11, 2021 | 10.00 am - 12.30 pm
LEADING WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Through short case illustrations and real-life stories, this introductory module will focus
on why emotional intelligence distinguishes outstanding performers from those who are
merely adequate. You will understand what it takes to hone your emotional and relational
competencies.
• Supplement your domain competencies with emotional skills
• Appreciate why enhancing self-awareness is critical for your leadership effectiveness
MODULE 2
December 12, 2021 | 10.30 am - 12.30 pm
PERSONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT BASED
ON GREATER SELF-UNDERSTANDING
You will review the results from your 360-degree assessment to gain heightened
awareness of how you are perceived and what it means for your leadership development.
Then you will learn to build on these learnings and insights to work out a coherent
development plan for yourself.
• Learn the building blocks for leadership development
• Based on an understanding of ‘how to change’, formulate an implementable plan for
your personal and leadership development
GROUP COACHING SESSION
December 12, 2021 | 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm
MODULE 3
December 14, 2021 | 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm
INFLUENCING KEY STAKEHOLDERS #1
Using research from social psychology and behavioral economics, we will develop a
hands-on model to ‘nudge’ people into buying into your decisions. Specifically, you
will learn how to:
• Frame information increase likelihood of buy-in
• Use an expanded notion of motivation to gain commitment
MODULE 4
December 16, 2021 | 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm
INFLUENCING KEY STAKEHOLDERS #2
Continuing from the previous session, we will expand the model to include how to
design the decision-making context to move people towards a favored direction. You
will learn how to:
• Get your decisions/ideas implemented by a group
GROUP COACHING SESSION
December 19, 2021 | 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm
MODULE 5
December 22, 2021 | 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm
BUILDING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
STAKEHOLDERS
Effective relationships boost engagement, innovation, and individual well-being.
Among other things, relationship building requires communicating openly, building
trust and encouraging capability building through mentorship.
• Understand effective ways of giving and receiving feedback
• Learn about handling difficult conversations and networking
MODULE 6
December 29, 2021 | 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm
BUILDING HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS
Teamwork involves being able to leverage your strengths as well as the strengths of
other members of the group. The session will discuss how you can empower and
energise your team members and encourage participation and trust.
• Understand the key building blocks of effective teamwork: Setting energizing
purpose; Engaging effectively with team; Attending to roles and capabilities; and
creating psychological safety
• How to lead teams remotely
MODULE 7
January 08, 2022 | 10.30 am - 12.30 pm
SHAPING YOUR ROLE: FOCUS, STORYTELLING AND
PERSONAL BRAND
You will learn the themes of developing a personal brand based on your unique
skills, experience, and interests and what is involved in rebranding and setting a
new narrative. You will understand what makes a great story and how storytelling is
essential for persuading people.
• Staying focused on your priorities and finding your flow
• Learn how to tell a great story that gets people’s attention
• Understand what is involved in building your personal brand
GROUP COACHING SESSION
January 08, 2021 | 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm
MODULE 8
January 09, 2022 | 10.30 pm - 12.30 pm
LEADING EFFECTIVE CHANGE
Given the under-current of fear, loss and insecurity associated with change, you will
learn key requirements for effective change through a change simulation. You will
discover how important qualities like empathy, personal interactions, patience, self-
reflection, commitment to dialogue and customising change approaches to the unique
needs and preferences of change recipients are for leading effective change.
• Learn how to move your initiative successfully through different phases of change
and avoid the common mistakes
• Understand the importance of being persistent, energetic, collaborative, and
optimistic
MODULE 9
January 10, 2022 | 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm
BUILDING RESILIENCE – RESPONDING
CONSTRUCTIVELY TO SETBACKS
Coping effectively with external turbulence and uncertainty requires being resilient. You
must understand how to bounce back after crises, setbacks, or disappointments. It is
important to learn how you can view difficulties not as passive victims, but as active
agents with choice.
• Learn to attend to the emotional grip of the crisis and the chatter of thoughts in
your mind
• Understand what specific actions you can take to strengthen personal and
organisational resilience
MODULE 10
January 11, 2022 | 04.00 pm - 06.00 pm
SKILLS AND MINDSETS TO THRIVE IN A CHANGING
WORLD
Change is the new constant. The concluding module will examine leadership from this
perspective and discuss what mindsets and reflexes people require to embrace and
lead change.
• Learn the different roles that leaders need to play in a changing context: Agenda
setter, Relationship builder, Influencer, Catalyst of Collaboration and Change Agent
• How to move from ‘change done TO people’ to ‘change done BY people’
• Understand how you can cultivate the right mindsets and reflexes
GROUP COACHING SESSION
January 12, 2022 | 04.00 pm - 06.30 pm
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Executive education reimagined for a new reality. This programme blends the best of the
world-class on-campus experience with advanced online learning, taught by the best minds in
executive education. You will gain skills to advance your leadership goals and map your career
for future success.
Executive Coaching World-Class Faculty
Meet with a professional Executive Executive Education programmes
Coach to help you accelerate your at ISB are designed and taught by
personal and professional growth world-class faculty who are leading
during the programme. academicians and accomplished
industry practitioners.
Live Virtual Classrooms Research-Based Teaching
Experience a new way of immersive Learn at India’s most research
learning that allows you to engage productive business school. Gain
live with faculty and peers from from the cutting-edge thought
anywhere in the world. leadership created by world-
renowned faculty at ISB.
Alumni network Real-world application
Expand your professional network Apply your new learnings and real-
by gaining access to ISB’s learning world skills between modules and
community of 45,000+ senior emerge as a confident leader.
executives and entrepreneurs
across the globe.
Adaptable Certificate
Learn how to deliver added value to Gain an official certificate awarded
all partners and stakeholders while by the Centre for Executive
you juggle the new work-life balance Education at ISB, a formal
from the safety of your home. recognition of professional learning
and development.
This programme does not have any
formal education requirements. However,
we admit candidates based on their
professional experience and organisational
responsibilities. We encourage you to apply
as early as possible to secure your seat in the
ADMISSIONS programme.
Programme Dates
December 11, 2021
Duration
5 weeks
Fee
`1,50,000 + GST @ 18%
How to apply
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