Strategic Leadership - IIM Shillong

Rajiv Gandhi
Indian Institute of Management –Shillong
3-Day Management Development Program
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Strategic Leadership
July X Y, 2011
Program Director: Professor Swapan Kumar Majumdar,
BTech, PGDM (IIM-B), MSc (London School of Economics) MPhil (Imperial College, London), PhD (IIT-D)
Introduction
Today's challenging economy calls for global executives who can lead strategically, responsibly, and
ethically. In response, the Strategic Leadership Program provides the latest management concepts and
tools to transform senior executives into indispensable leaders. Participants leave with a broader
vision of success—equipped to make the tough decisions required to manage through the downturn
and position their organizations for growth and profitability. The environment confronting business
leaders today is unprecedented and volatile. The theories and models that guided decision making in
the past no longer seem to provide leaders with all the answers. Increasingly, successful leaders rely
on their own judgment to make decisions.
This course addresses the challenges of strategic leadership. The concept of strategic leadership
serves as the overarching framework for the course and provides intellectual underpinnings in four
specific areas: The strategic environmental context; strategic leader competencies; organizational
change; and creating resilient and effective organizations.
It is specially designed for the senior executives o, and heads of product divisions, geographical
regions or corporate functions, who have significant management or leadership responsibilities. The
programme complements functional understanding with a holistic approach that helps participants to
build judgment in their specific contexts.
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Program Objectives
To acquaint the participants with the managerial challenges of 21 st century
To familiarize with the attributes and traits of high performing managers
To identify the key strategies need to achieve business success
To introspect the way-forward to be an effective strategic business leader
Instructional Approach
The program will be conducted in 3 days with 15 Sessions of 90 minutes each. The
interactive classes will consist of lectures, exercises, case discussion and panel discussion.
Teaching methods would be participative, interactive and exploratory. The three aspects are
required to create ideas, share ideas, and explore new opportunities
Broad Topic Outlines:
1. Issues and Challenges of Contemporary Management
2. Art of Problem Solving and Managerial Decision Making
3. Essential Methods and Techniques of Analysis and Management Control
4. Techniques for Analysis of Industry Structure, Value Chains and Market Forces for
Crafting and Executing Strategy to Excel in Turbulent Marketplace
5. The Tools and Techniques of Agile Project Management
6. Strategic Leadership in Managing Change and Creating Resilient and Effective
Organization
7. Linking Strategy and Execution for Accomplishing the Desired Organizational
Outcomes
8. New Age, New Rules of Management for Creating and Delivering Values for the
Stakeholders
9. Seven Deadly Traps on the Journey of Successful Career in Management
10. Review and Revisit
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Program Fees
Fees Per Participant Rs 20,000=00 / Participants (Excluding Food & Lodging) +
Taxes
No of Participants = 25
Venue
TBD (To Be Decided)/ Negotiable
Please Note: IIM Shillong is exempted from Income Tax; TDS is not applicable.
Dr. Swapan Kumar Majumdar,
Chairman, Management Development Program
Professor of Information Systems, Strategy and Operations Management
BTech, PGDM (IIM-B), MSc (London School of Economics) MPhil (Imperial College, London), PhD (IIT-D)
Indian Institute of Management - Shillong
Mayurbhanj Complex, Nangthymmai; Shillong - 793014
Tel: +91 (0364) 230 8016 (0); +91 (0364) 230 8072 (R); Mob: +91 (0) 9436701138
eMail: smz@iimshillong.in; skmajum2000@yahoo.co.in; www.iimshillong.in
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