Essentials of Leadership
Unleash your full leadership potential
Programme Details
Dates: Fees: Location:
March 16 - 20, 2025 $2,00,000 + taxes Hyderabad
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Overview
The Essentials of Leadership programme is Programme Details
designed to help high-potential executives
develop the key competencies to become Dates:
strategic and effective leaders. It encourages
leaders to embrace the complex challenges March 16 - 20, 2025
and opportunities associated with greater
leadership positions and unlock their full Fees:
leadership potential. $2,00,000 + taxes
The programme is aimed at demonstrating the
nuances of taking up significant leadership
Location:
positions. In addition, the curriculum equips Hyderabad
you to handle these challenges and guide your
organisation to success.
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Programme Impact
Lead, strategise, and inspire success
Discover unique capabilities as a strategic
leader, explore the potential of those around
you, learn the dynamics of change and how
to use them to your advantage, develop the
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Key Takeaways
• Build on greater self-awareness and
emotional intelligence to effectively
manage self
• 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 and
benefit from high-impact group coaching
• Transition from manager to confident change
agent. Lead effectively through crises and
conflicts
• Develop the resilience and mindset for
turnarounds in uncertain times
Is This Programme For You?
This programme is best suited for mid to senior
managers who are moving or have moved from
an operational to a strategic role with increasing
responsibility.
The participant profile can include:
• Directors, VPs, AVPs
• Account Managers
• General and Regional Managers
• Entrepreneurs
• Project Managers
from across industries and functions.
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.
Research-backed Thought Leadership Future-ready Perspectives
ISB is the top business school in India for Discover organisational “unlocks” and
research. At our research centres and create future-ready companies
institutes, faculty collaborate with top
minds to foster groundbreaking thought
leadership.
Transformational Learning
Experience
Our distinctive teaching methodologies
and an intense and challenging learning
environment work in concert to expand
participants’ learning horizons.
Globally Renowned Faculty
ISB faculty includes leading academics
who will challenge your existing way of
thinking and broaden your horizons to
include new perspectives on complex
problems
Executive Education
Custom 2024 Rankings by FT
Deep Expertise in Emerging Markets
ISB has developed rigorous intellectual #1 #2 #26
capital and a vast number of case In India In Asia Globally
studies that explore critical challenges
facing organisations and leaders in
emerging economies in the East and
South
Programme Curriculum
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. Apply your new learnings and skills to
accelerate your ascent to leadership at the workplace.
The programme curriculum is consists of faculty presentations, group discussions, and
case studies, scheduled across five days.
Group Coaching Sessions:
Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and leadership development through
meticulously crafted executive group coaching sessions. These immersive interludes,
facilitated by experienced coaches, provide a safe and supportive environment that
encourages free sharing. With focused coaching interventions conducted daily, you will
benefit from learning not only from the coaches but also from your peers, gaining valuable
perspectives from the group coaching sessions. Construct a compelling personal narrative
and action plan, propelling your career trajectory as a leader. Acquire the essential tools
and insights to navigate the intricate tapestry of leadership, enabling you to inspire and
guide others through both challenges and triumphs. As you refine your leadership prowess,
driven by newfound self-awareness, you will emerge as an influential force capable of
orchestrating impactful change in any organisational context.
Module 1: 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 while:
• Supplementing your domain competencies with emotional skills
• Enhancing self-awareness which is critical for your leadership effectiveness
Group Coaching Session
Module 2: 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. This module will help you to:
• Understand effective ways of giving and receiving feedback
• Learn about handling difficult conversations and networking
Group Coaching Session
Reflection Time
Module 3: Influencing Key Stakeholders
Using research from social psychology and behavioural economics, we will develop a
hands-on model to ‘nudge’ people into buying into your decisions. Specifically, you will
learn how to:
• Frame information to increase likelihood of buy-in
• Use an expanded notion of motivation to gain commitment
• Get your decisions/ideas implemented by a group
Group Coaching Session
Reflection Time
Module 4: Change Leadership Skills and Mindsets
In today’s dynamic world, effecting minor and significant changes is imperative, even
without formal authority, ample resources, or the ability to alter incentive structures or
enforce sanctions. Successful leadership hinges on the capacity to lead change credibly and
effectively. This module will help you:
• Align stakeholders around the change agenda and influence them to get buy-in
• Communicating for successful change and energising actions for new behaviours
Group Coaching Session
Reflection Time
Module 5: 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. The module further delves into:
• Staying focused on your priorities and finding your flow
• Learning how to tell a great story that gets people’s attention
• Understanding what is involved in building your personal brand
Group Coaching Session
Certification
Programme Faculty
ISB Executive Education programmes are conceptualised and taught by globally
renowned faculty who are leading academicians, researchers, and accomplished industry
practitioners. Through their advanced research and industry consulting experience, you
will learn real-world skills that will help you solve complex business challenges in your
organisation.
S. Ramnarayan Saumya Sindhwani
Professor of Organisational Behaviour Professor of Organisational Behaviour
(Practice), ISB (Practice), ISB
Rajesh Pandit
Visiting Faculty, ISB
Admission Criteria
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 programme.
Executive Benefits
On completion of the programme, you will be awarded a certificate from ISB Executive Education as
a symbol of upholding your commitment to lifelong learning and upgrading your leadership expertise.
You become a part of the exclusive and vibrant ISB Executive Network community of 50,000+
executives and entrepreneurs. The programme also allows you to forge influential connections,
engage in thought-provoking dialogues, and unleash endless possibilities for growth and impact.
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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.
Programme Advisors:
Shadan Sheikh
Mobile: +91 9307572551
Email: [email protected]
Reena Patil
Mobile: +91 9030666021
Email: [email protected]
To nominate members of your team:
Abhilash Philip
Mobile: +91 8750828193
Email: [email protected]
Hyderabad Campus: Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500 111.
Mohali Campus: Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar,
Mohali - 140 306.
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