Programme Overview
This unique management development programme has been designed with the objective of enhancing the leadership competencies and effectiveness of Senior Management. In essence, it is a capsuled management programme aimed to facilitate senior executives transform into more competent leaders. In addition, the programme is expected to be effective for middle management / functional heads as well, to enable them transit seamlessly into senior leadership roles.
This programme attempts to equip executives in the Senior Management cadre with a holistic, integrated and strategic view of the business. In doing so, it seeks to raise the viewpoint from a functional excellence perspective to a higher vantage point such as, building strategic focus, transformational leadership and crisis management acumen. Also the programme, being fully residential, will provide an opportunity to the participants to network across a varied range of businesses and sectors.
In order to foster an application-oriented learning, the programme would involve an opportunity to work on a live project, preferably with a joint mentorship of industry and faculty of 91心頭利.
Programme Objective
- Introduce participants to recent developments in theory and practice of management relating to core business functions and disciplines.
- Help participants learn to formulate an integrated approach for identifying organizational problems, finding solutions and decision making.
- Provide an opportunity to the participants to understand their Self, explore their personal leadership philosophy and style, with a view to reinventing their leadership skills.
- Handle technology challenges and incorporate its key elements in business processes.
- Probing into the ever changing business landscape at the global and domestic levels.
Key Topics
Exploring Leadership styles and HRM systems
- Exploring Self: Leadership styles and Interpersonal Competencies
- Understanding Organizational cultures and structures
- Design thinking in HRM systems and Strategic HRM
- Managing new work forms Hybrid, GIG, Moonlighting, and Idiosyncratic contracts (I-deals)
Change Management
- Transformational Leadership
- Organizational renewal and change
- Managing transitions, fluxes and uncertainties
- Leaders as Change Agents: Leading Structural and Behavioral Change
Strategic Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Developing an Innovative and Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Business Strategy & Competitive Advantage
- Competing in the Age of AI, Digital Business Models, and Platform Strategy
- The Scope of the Firm and Corporate Strategy
- Corporate Governance and Managing Multi-Stakeholder Interests
- Foundations of Strategic Leadership
- Preparing for Stepping into Board positions
Mentoring & Coaching
- Effective team building including building virtual teams
- Developing and Mentoring talent
- Contemporary developments in managing talent
Financial Innovations and Financial Planning
- Capital markets and Financial Institutions
- Making and managing capital investment decisions
- Managing sustainable growth through working capital
- Private equity and venture capital: Strategic Investment/financing
- Business Alliances (Mergers & Acquisitions)
VUCA in Global Economy, policy environment and country risk analysis
- Understanding the current Business Context Domestic and Global economy
- Riding through Uncertain Times - Recent Covid-19 Pandemic, possible threats from the rise of economic nationalism in advanced countries, trade war, assessing Opportunities and Risks for Investment
- A Framework for Assessing Risks
- Assessing Investment Risk in Developing Economies with special reference to BRIC Economies;
- Assessing the Need for Risk Insurance
- The Business Environment Risk Intelligence (BERI) Index
Marketing Strategy
- Translating Business Strategy to Market Strategy
- Customer-Centricity and Market Leadership
- Managing the Value Vs Volume conundrum
- Go-to- market Strategies
- Market development (Including Digital)
- Product development
- Pricing strategies
- Managing the Product Life Cycle
- Managing Customer Journeys: The role of social media, Learning from Neuro marketing
Persuasion & Consensus Building
- Influencing others by negotiation and persuasion skills
- Conflict Management
- Managing conflict and cooperation
- Persuading Millennials; Using effective tools of Persuasion
- Persuading skeptical audiences
Regulatory Framework for Business
- Regulatory Framework of Joint Ventures
- Regulatory Framework of Corporate restructuring
- Competition Law and Anti-Trust Regulations
- Public Offers and fund raising
- Strategic management of Intellectual Property
Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Operations strategy and optimization models
- Process view of operations
- Managing disruptions in supply networks
- Design of resilient supply chains
- Capacity management
- Strategic sourcing and supply contracts
Branding Strategy
- Branding: Challenges & Opportunities
- Winning the Brand battle: How powerful brands face competition
- Brand Evaluation: Consolidation, Extension, Deletion, Repositioning Brands
- The Future of Branding and latest thinking
Business Technology
- Envisioning Digital Strategies
- Driving Digital Transformation
- Bridging IT Environments
- Data driven decision making
Programme Directors
Who May Attend
The programme is for aspiring leaders in the corporate sector, who want to get updated in their knowledge base in midcareer. Participants must have a graduate degree with a strong academic background. Ideal work experience would be a minimum of 10 years in mid-size to large organizations. Participants nominated by their organizations should presently be in/expected to move into general management roles after attending this programme. Therefore they should possess a demonstrated ability to adapt, learn, and apply new knowledge and skills in varying business situations. Self-sponsored candidates are also eligible to apply.
As the programme is designed to be quite demanding, the participants are expected to be willing to work long hours and interact with and learn from other participants.
Programme Duration and Delivery
- Module I : From the morning of August 18, 2025 till the afternoon of August 23, 2025
- Module II : From the morning of November 17, 2025 till the afternoon of November 22, 2025
- Module III : From the morning of February 02, 2026 till the afternoon of February 07, 2026
- Face to face - classroom based
Pedagogy
This programme will use a variety of pedagogical tools lectures, cases, self-reflection exercises, presentations, audiovisuals and project work. Some guest lectures are also being planned. A major part of the learning takes place outside the class through discussion among participants and project work. Therefore participants are required to read the course materials in the evening and discuss the same with their Learning Group members prior to the class.
How to Apply
- You can apply/nominate your personnel by clicking on the Apply Now link corresponding to the particular MDP, as appearing on our online calendar available at:
- Once the candidature(s) is (are) approved, the sponsoring authority or participant (in case of self-nomination) will be intimated over email along with a Proforma Invoice seeking programme fees in advance.
- Programme fees can be remitted online through Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT/RTGS).
- Upon remitting the fees online, kindly intimate Executive Education Office with the UTRNo. /relevant transaction details through email, so that we can connect your remittance to your nomination(s). Please note that confirmation of participation is subject to receipt of Programme fees by CMDP Office before commencement of the MDP.
For further assistance, please connect with:
Name: Ms. Payel Majumder
Number: +91 33 7121 6012
Email ID: program_mdp[at]iimcal[dot]ac[dot]in
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