Essentials of Leadership

About Programme

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 360 degree 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.

Programme Start Date & Duration

December 11, 2021 | 5 weeks

Programme Fee

INR 1,50,000 + GST @ 18%

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What You will Learn

LEAD SELF

Understand and leverage your authentic self
Build resilience
Thrive in a changing world

LEAD ORGANISATION

Cultivate the right skills and mindsets
Lead change and commitment
Build teams to drive excellence

LEAD OTHERS

Work effectively with active listening and empathy
Influence without authority
Forge lasting relationships

Programme Structure

Module 1

Supplement your domain competencies with emotional skills

Appreciate why enhancing self-awareness is critical for your leadership effectiveness

Module 2

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

Module 3

Frame information increase likelihood of buy-in

Use an expanded notion of motivation to gain commitment

Module 4

Get your decisions/ideas implemented by a group

Module 5

Understand effective ways of giving and receiving feedback

Learn about handling difficult conversations and networking

Module 6

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

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

Module 8

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

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

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

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.

LIVE Virtual Classrooms

Experience a new way of immersive learning allowing you to engage live with faculty and peers from anywhere in the world.

Certificate

Gain an official certificate awarded by the Centre for Executive Education at ISB, a formal recognition of professional learning and development.

Research-Based Teaching

Learn at India’s most researchproductive B-School. Gain from the advanced, up-to-date research being conducted by world-class faculty at ISB.

Alumni network

Expand your professional network by gaining access to ISB’s learning community of 45,000+ senior executives and entrepreneurs across the globe.

Adaptable

Learn how to deliver added value to all partners and stakeholders while you juggle the new work-life balance from the safety of your home.

Real-world application

Apply your new learnings and real-world skills in-between modules and emerge as a confident leader.

Who should attend?

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. Participants hold a range of designations including directors, VPs, AVPs, account managers, general managers, regional managers, entrepreneurs, and project managers across industries and functions.