Maximise Your

Strategic Impact

General
Management
Programme
 he General Management Programme (GMP) is designed
to accelerate the leadership ascent of high-calibre
executives. The programme has been designed keeping in
mind your needs for leadership education and prepare you to play
a more strategic role in your organisation’s success.

Refine your strategic thinking beyond functional expertise,

embracing a multidisciplinary view of strategy and organisation.
Harness the potential of the digital economy to fuel growth while
spearheading innovation and facilitating change.

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Programme Fees:
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Key Takeaways
The programme will prepare executives to:

• Effect strategies for complex, ambiguous, and uncertain business contexts

• Build a foundation of critical thinking to solve business problems

• Enhance negotiation skills, project influence, and maximise impact

• Leverage opportunities in the new economy to drive growth, operational excellence, and
competitive value

• Create organisational strategies and cultures that facilitate continuous innovation, and
transformation

• Shape your personal leadership development plan and presence that allows leading teams
and organisations with greater authenticity, empathy, and purpose

• Understand the importance of business storytelling and executive presence

• Make better decisions during periods of uncertainty

• Master supply chains in a digital world

• Learn to spot opportunities in the new economy

• Understand the importance of executive presence

• Build a foundation of critical thinking to solve business problems

• Develop powerful negotiation skills to unlock greater value

Is This Programme For You?

This programme is ideal for high-calibre executives who are looking to expand knowledge
beyond functional expertise and the scope of their influence in firms to deliver greater
impact. Ideal candidates include:

• Senior executives with 10 to 20 years of work experience whose cross-functional

responsibilities are significantly expanding

• Executives who are or soon, will be leading a business or major project or large teams

• Senior functional leader aspiring to strategic leadership opportunities in the firm

• Senior executives with P&L responsibilities

Programme Features

Multidisciplinary Learning and attributes that you need to become an

effective leader in your organisation.
Our GMP curriculum makes a shift from
traditional functional learning to emphasise
Executive Coaching
four cross-functional themes that empower
executives with the knowledge required
Our executive coaching is designed to
to navigate challenges in contemporary
accelerate your professional and personal
business and create and renew competitive
development. Your coach will conduct
advantage over time. The four modules will
personal assessments that will help you
be delivered in a blended format – online,
identify your unique leadership style,
self-paced sessions, live virtual sessions, and
strengths and gaps. This awareness will
campus immersions. This blended approach
subsequently help you craft your unique,
to learning is also designed to provide you
personalised leadership development plan
the opportunity to apply the learnings and
aimed at enhancing your individual growth as
insights you gain from the program at work
well as your team effectiveness. All coaching
and move forward in your current role.
sessions are strictly confidential, providing
you a safe space to share your personal and
CEO Perspectives professional goals and challenges.

You will have the unique opportunity to hear

Business Leadership Challenge
from the CEO of a leading multinational firm
about trade-offs encountered in decision-
The GMP provides rich experiential learning
making across the value chain, diverse
through application During the programme,
business challenges, and how these were
you will actively engage in solving a real-
overcome to implement strategies and build
world business or leadership challenge that
cultures that unlocked value for the firm.
is salient to you and draws on the learnings
of the program. Through this exercise, you
Personalised Leadership will develop the ability to think strategically
Development Plan about complex problems under uncertainty,
drive innovation, and strategise for change.
A 360-degree leadership and personal Build connections with your GMP peers who
assessment session will help you identify will apply their unique and diverse expertise
your unique leadership strengths and and experience to steer the solution to your
developmental needs. With classroom challenge.
teaching, high fidelity business simulations,
and one-to-one coaching sessions, you will
be introduced to the ideas of leadership,
derailment, personality, and emotional
intelligence. This process will allow you to
become aware of the knowledge, skills,
The ISB Advantage
Leaders and organisations today
must continually reinvent themselves
to navigate complex disruptive
environments and create and renew
their competitive advantage over time.

ISB Executive Education empowers

executives with the skills, mindsets
and vibrant networks required to
manage and lead in this new world
and achieve their distinctive personal
and professional goals.

Executive Education Custom 2024

Rankings by FT

#1 #2 #26
In India In Asia Globally
Globally Renowned Faculty Transformational Learning
ISB faculty includes leading academics Experience
who will challenge your existing way of Our distinctive teaching methodologies
thinking,and broaden your horizons to problems and an intense and
include new perspectives on complex challenging learning environment work
problems. in concert to expand participants’
learning horizons.

Research-backed Thought
Leadership
ISB is the top business school in India
for research. At our research centres
and institutes, faculty collaborate with
top minds to foster groundbreaking
thought leadership.

Deep Expertise in Emerging Markets

ISB has developed rigorous intellectual
capital and a vast number of case
studies that explore criticalchallenges
facing organisations and leaders in
emerging economies in the East and
South.

Future-ready Perspectives
Discover organisational “unlocks” and
create future-ready companies.
ISB Executive Alumni Status
On successful completion of this ISB Executive Alumni are eligible to
programme, you will be awarded an receive ongoing access to a variety of
official certificate from ISB Executive ISB research, information, and resources
Education and become a lifetime member such as:
of the ISB Executive Alumni community. • ISB Research Reports

You will also gain exclusive access to the • Access to Podcast / Asynchronous
ISB Executive Network, a community of content
over senior executives and entrepreneurs • Invitations to webinars, Master Classes
across the globe.
• Self-Help Articles and Development Tools
In addition to the above, ISB Executive • Simulation Instruments
Alumni receive the following additional
• Alumni Spotlight Series
benefits:
• Women in Leadership Series
• Personal ISB Email ID
• CXO Perspectives
• Access to the support team over the
telephone • ISB Executive Education Journeys,
Stories, Articles, Blogs
• Access to ISB Executive Alumni
Directory & Portal

• 20% discount on open Executive

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Education Programme
Programme Journey
The programme will begin with an orientation session and introduction to your cohort.
You will be required to set aside about 4 to 6 hours per week to complete the self-
paced courses and about 6 hours per week for the live virtual sessions with faculty
and peers. The programme includes two campus immersions during the journey.

Programme Overview and Orientation

Live Virtual

DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP AND A STRATEGIC MINDSET

Module 1
On-Campus (Mohali) and Live Virtual | Jan 17 - 19, 2025

• Gain a CEO’s perspective on ways to manage decision-making under uncertainty

• Identify and activate business strategies that create competitive value for your firm

• Strengthen your understanding of accounting fundamentals, statistics, and critical

thinking that lay a strong foundation for analysing and solving complex business
problems

• Gain a sound understanding of how to leverage data and analytics to make informed
business decisions that drive competitive value
• Enhance self-awareness and drive leadership effectiveness

• Prepare yourself to solve a real-world business challenge that is relevant to you or your
organisation

BUILDING BUSINESS ACUMEN

Module 2
Live Virtual

• Gain an understanding of fundamental, strategic marketing issues that confront senior

management

• Understand financial strategies for creating value, managing risks, and addressing trade-
offs in meeting the demands of investors, customers, employees, and society

• Learn about structures, processes, operations, and technologies that foster visibility and
accountability across the value chain
• Understand the alignment between operations strategy and product or service quality

• Understand corporate turnarounds from a CEO’s perspective

• Get a CEO’s view on creating opportunities in the new economy

• Identify opportunities for disruptive innovation

• Redefine business models for the digital economy

• Build a culture that facilitates change and large-scale digital transformation

• Learn to inculcate growth mindsets that propel your organisation towards success

• Nurture a shift in mindsets to enable yourself and your team to break free from existing
myths around performance

DRIVING EXECUTION EXCELLENCE

Module 3
On-Campus (Hyderabad) and Live Virtual | Aug 22 - 24, 2025

• Provide a comprehensive assessment of the business leadership challenge and

formulate an initial solution

• Learn how to use storytelling as a communication tool to catalyse your personal brand

• Enhance your executive presence with greater awareness, critical reflection, and
feedback

• Learn how to steer the transformation of your products, services, and organisation with
design thinking by putting the customer at the centre of your strategy

• Gain self-awareness and create a personalised plan for continued growth

• Unlock the full potential of your leadership to deliver greater organisational impact

• Build an agile leadership presence and key influence skills that inspire change and lay
the foundation for an adaptable and nimble organisation

All GMP participants will be felicitated in the concluding session of the programme. You
will receive a programme completion certificate along with the ISB Executive Education
Alumni Status which will help you gain access to our distinguished and expansive
community of ISB Executive Alumni.
Faculty

Deepa Mani Sarang Deo DVR Seshadri

Professor of Information Professor of Operations Professor of Marketing
Systems, ISB Management, ISB (Practice), ISB

S Ramnarayan Siddharth Singh Hariom Manchiraju

Professor of Organisational Associate Professor of Associate Professor of
Behaviour (Practice), ISB Marketing, ISB Accounting, ISB

Prakash Bagri Hemant Kakkar Vishal Karungulam

Associate Professor of Associate Professor of Assistant Professor of
Marketing (Practice), ISB Organisational Behaviour, ISB Information Systems (Clinical),
ISB

Shekhar Tomar Nandu Nandkishore Himanshu Tambe

Assistant Professor of Economics Adjunct Professor of Marketing Adjunct Faculty, Singapore
and Public Policy, ISB Strategy, ISB University of Management,
Visitng Faculty, ISB
Faculty

Jay Rao Gurneeta Vasudeva Singh Rajesh Pandit

Visiting Faculty, ISB Visiting Faculty, ISB Visiting Faculty, ISB

Ramana Sonti Jaideep Anand Chaithanya Bandi

Clinical Associate Professor William H. Davis Chair and Associate Professor, Analytics
of Finance, University of Dean’s Distinguished Professor And Operations, NUS Business
Pittsburgh of Strategy, The Ohio State School
University
Visiting Faculty, ISB Visiting Faculty, ISB
Visiting Faculty, ISB

Subodha Kumar
Paul R. Anderson Distinguished
Chair Professor of Statistics,
Operations, and Data Science,
Temple University
Visiting Faculty, ISB
Admission Criteria
To ensure a dynamic and diverse batch
profile, candidates will be evaluated based on
multiple factors, including but not limited to:

• Appropriate experience profile for this

programme

• Leadership potential

• Evidence of professional achievement

• Industry and functional background

• Motivation to participate in the programme

and the ability to benefit from it

• Ability to cope with the rigour of the

programme

We admit candidates based on a rolling,

space-available basis, and encourage you to
apply as early as possible to secure your seat
in the programme.

The on-campus sessions are subject to

evolving global situation. Programme content,
dates, schedule, fees, delivery platforms, and
faculty are subject to change. The programme
fee includes food and accommodation at the
ISB campus, or an equivalent facility based
on availability.

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Programme Advisors:

Priyanka Gangineni
Mobile: +91 7075988326
Email: priyanka_gangineni@[Link] Hyderabad Campus: Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500 111.
Mohali Campus: Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar,
Mohali - 140 306.
Reena Patil
Mobile: +91 9030666021 [Link] | execed@[Link] | 1800 309 0410
Email: reena_patil@[Link]
Corporate Identity Number: U80100TG1997NPL036631

ISB Executive Education reserves the right to make

changes in the programme without prior notice.
Please check with marketing services for the final
schedule.

To nominate members of your team:

Abhilash Philip Connect with us

Mobile: +91 8750828193

Email: abhilash_philip@[Link]

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