Senior Management Programme
Lead enterprise growth with strategic foresight, AI-driven decision-making, and boardroom readiness to navigate disruption and drive lasting organisational impact.
Applications close on April 15, 2026
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Programme Overview
Key Takeaways
Build enterprise leadership capabilities
The programme equips you to:
- Frame strategic choices that strengthen competitive advantage and guide long-term enterprise growth
- Leverage AI, data, and digital ecosystems to drive transformation and business value
- Integrate financial insight, capital discipline, and investment thinking into strategic decisions
- Lead organisational change with agility while aligning diverse stakeholders and teams
- Communicate with clarity, influence senior leadership, and engage boards with confidence
- Embed governance, ethics, and accountability into leadership decisions to build enduring organisations
Why ISB Executive Education?
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Programme Highlights
Experience a unique blend of immersive learning, personalised leadership development, and hands-on challenges designed to prepare you for transformative organisational impact.
Learner Profiles
Senior Business and Functional Leaders
Business Unit and P&L Leaders
Entrepreneurs and Emerging Enterprise Leaders
- Senior executives overseeing strategic functions or large organisational portfolios
- Business leaders responsible for driving performance, innovation, or transformation initiatives
- Functional heads seeking to broaden their leadership impact across the enterprise
- Leaders responsible for managing business units, markets, or revenue portfolios
- Executives driving growth, profitability, and strategic initiatives across functions
- Leaders preparing to expand their influence into enterprise-level decision-making
- Founders and entrepreneurs leading established or high-growth ventures
- Leaders seeking to institutionalise governance and scale their organisations strategically
- Executives aspiring to build board-level perspective and enterprise leadership capability
Curriculum
Built around five key dimensions of senior leadership, the curriculum strengthens strategic perspective across technology, finance, governance, and leadership to help leaders guide resilient, high-performing organisations.
Module 1: Navigating Complexity: Strategic Thinking for Leaders
- Understand how leaders frame strategic choices and define where organisations compete
- Analyse how competitive advantage is built and sustained in evolving markets
- Explore ethical considerations and governance responsibilities in strategic decision-making
- Strengthen the ability to communicate strategic direction clearly to senior stakeholders
Module 2: Leading with AI: From Insight to Impact
- Understand how AI and data can generate measurable business value
- Examine operating models required to scale AI initiatives across organisations
- Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and technology adoption strategies
- Learn how leaders manage risks and governance in AI-driven transformation
Module 3: Sustainable Strategy and Responsible Leadership
- Explore how environmental, social, and governance priorities shape long-term strategy
- Understand frameworks for integrating sustainability into enterprise decision-making
- Analyse ESG metrics, disclosures, and governance expectations
- Examine how responsible leadership builds credibility with investors and stakeholders
Module 4: Strategic Marketing in the Digital Era
- Understand how customer value and positioning drive competitive advantage
- Analyse pricing strategies that support profitable growth and retention
- Examine modern go-to-market models combining brand and performance marketing
- Learn how leaders align marketing strategy with broader business objectives
Module 5: Leading with Financial Insight: From Numbers to Narrative
- Strengthen the ability to interpret financial statements from a strategic perspective
- Understand how financial drivers influence long-term value creation
- Analyse capital allocation decisions and investment opportunities
- Learn how to present financial insights in ways that earn leadership and board confidence
Module 6: Leading with Purpose and Impact
- Reflect on leadership identity and develop a distinctive leadership approach
- Understand how leaders empower high-potential talent and future leaders
- Strengthen decision-making clarity and leadership alignment
- Explore practices that build purposeful and high-impact leadership cultures
Module 7: Leading through Uncertainty and Disruption
- Understand how leaders make decisions with incomplete or evolving information
- Explore frameworks for managing organisational crises and uncertainty
- Learn effective communication strategies during high-pressure situations
- Analyse real-world crisis leadership scenarios and recovery approaches
Module 8: Agile Leadership and Organisational Transformation
- Understand how organisational agility supports large-scale transformation
- Examine how leaders build coalitions and align stakeholders for change
- Explore sequencing strategies that enable sustainable transformation initiatives
- Analyse governance and adoption metrics that ensure lasting organisational change
Module 9: Operational Agility for Strategic Advantage
- Explore operational frameworks that align execution with strategy
- Understand how organisations build resilience in supply chains and operations
- Examine digital operations and network redesign for efficiency and adaptability
- Analyse how leaders balance operational efficiency with organisational flexibility
Module 10: Driving Growth through Mergers and Alliances
- Understand the strategic role of mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships in growth
- Analyse deal logic, synergy potential, and portfolio renewal strategies
- Examine integration challenges and governance considerations in M&A
- Learn how leaders evaluate and defend strategic investment proposals
Module 11: Global Strategy and Market Expansion
- Explore frameworks for entering and scaling across international markets
- Understand geopolitical and economic forces shaping global business strategy
- Analyse localisation strategies for diverse market environments
- Examine how leaders manage operational and strategic risks in global expansion
Module 12: Ethical Leadership and Organisational Integrity
- Understand ethical frameworks guiding responsible decision-making
- Explore governance practices that promote transparency and accountability
- Analyse how leadership integrity influences organisational culture and trust
- Examine approaches for embedding ethical behaviour across organisations
Module 13: The Future of Value Creation: Platforms and Partnerships
- Understand platform business models and multi-sided market dynamics
- Explore ecosystem strategies that enable collaborative value creation
- Analyse monetisation models and governance in digital platforms
- Examine how organisations scale partnerships while maintaining ecosystem health
Module 14: Presence, Power and Persuasion in the C-suite
- Develop executive presence and persuasive communication skills
- Learn how leaders frame strategic ideas and tell compelling data stories
- Explore negotiation approaches for complex organisational decisions
- Understand how senior leaders influence CEOs, boards, and key stakeholders
Module 15: Managing the Boardroom
- Understand governance expectations and board-level decision processes
- Learn how to craft clear decision memos and strategic proposals
- Analyse frameworks for evaluating risk, return, and strategic outcomes
- Explore how leaders secure board alignment for major transformation initiatives
Note: Modules and topics are subject to change based on our faculty recommendations to keep the content contextual and relevant to the evolving environment.
What You Will Gain
Certificate
On successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded a programme completion certificate from ISB Executive Education, a formal recognition of your professional development.
Programme Eligibility: Graduate or equivalent diploma qualification (10+2+3) from a recognised university; 12+ years of work experience
ISB Executive Alumni Benefits
On successful completion of this programme, participants gain ISB Executive Alumni status. The benefits include:
Community and Network Access
- Connect with a global network of senior executives and industry leaders
- Access the ISB Executive Alumni portal for continued engagement
- Join the ISB Executive Network LinkedIn group for professional exchange
Professional Recognition and Support
- Receive a dedicated ISB Executive Education email ID
- Access support from the ISB Executive Alumni Engagement team
- Stay informed about programme updates and engagement opportunities
Learning and Knowledge Resources
- Receive curated newsletters and programme insights
- Access select ISB research and thought leadership resources
- Stay updated on emerging trends across business and leadership
Beyond the Classroom
- Attend exclusive masterclasses led by ISB faculty and industry experts
- Receive a 10% fee benefit on ISB Executive Education programmes
- Receive a 20% fee benefit on ISB Online programmes
Programme Faculty
Madan Pillutla
Dean and Professor of Organisational Behaviour, ISB
Deepa Mani
Professor Information Systems, ISB
Sarang Deo
Professor Operations Management, ISB
Chandrasekhar Sripada
Professor of Organisational Behaviour (Practice), ISB
Karthik Balakrishnan
Professor of Accounting, ISB
Sanjay Kallapur
Professor of Accounting, ISB
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