Programme Overview
Premise: Senior leadership roles demand more than just proficiency in execution and systems thinking; they require a profound evolution of ones capabilities into the realm of wisdom. While competence, reliability, and responsiveness may suffice for effective management, true leadership is about navigating complex dilemmas and fostering an environment where both the organization and its people can thrive.
Leaders must balance immediate operational needs with long-term strategic goals. This involves not only making choices that drive innovation but also ensuring that these innovations align with established standards and repeatability. The ability to inspire diverse stakeholders while maintaining a human-centric approach is crucial. Leaders often find themselves at the intersection of competing priorities, requiring a delicate balance between being inclusive and demanding results. This is where Personal Mastery comes into play.
Personal Mastery is about cultivating the inner qualities that empower leaders to remain calm under pressure, make decisive choices, and act with contextually informed intelligence. It is about being perceptive and balanced, demonstrating courage in the face of uncertainty, and maintaining a clear vision amidst chaos. Just as Arjuna faced his dharma sankata with conviction and clarity, modern leaders must develop similar inner strength to confront their challenges.
To succeed as a leader in todays complex environment, one must embrace continuous growth in these areas:
- Self-Awareness: Understanding ones strengths and limitations is essential for effective leadership.
- Effective Communication: The ability to articulate vision and inspire trust across diverse teams cannot be overstated.
- Strategic Thinking: Leaders must anticipate future challenges and opportunities, crafting strategies that resonate across the organization.
- Influence and Engagement: Building strong relationships and networks is key to driving organizational success.
The journey to senior leadership is not merely about climbing the corporate ladder; it is about evolving into a wise leader who can navigate complexities with grace. By investing in personal mastery and developing these critical skills, leaders will not only earn respect from their teams but also guide their organizations toward sustainable success in an ever-changing landscape.
Programme Objective
Leading the self: internalising the practices that enable continuous Personal Mastery and Growth
Leading teams: Comprehending the 5 Role archetypes for using power appropriately and creating a vibrant culture.
Leading Organizations: Design thinking approach to strategizing.
Leader as a coach: internalising practices that enable deep listening to others with curiosity and compassion so that the others can become the best versions of themselves.
Key Topics
Focus on Intrapersonal Mastery:
- Practices to manage and master stress
- Ending limiting beliefs and habits
- Committing to being the best one can be
Focus on Interpersonal Mastery:
- Exploring the 5 Role Models
- Understanding ones propensities
- Exploring ones heroic potentials
Focus on Leadership
- Exploring Power and Influence
- Understanding ones Leadership style
- Setting the personal growth agenda
Focus on Systems Thinking
- Understanding Stakeholder voices
- Strategizing for sustained impact
- Designing Teams for performance
Focus on the Personal Dream
- Taking responsibility for ones happiness
- Visioning for the self
- Committing to Lifelong learning
Programme Directors
Who May Attend
A five-day immersive leadership experience to prepare civil servants, scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and leaders from academia, corporate and public sector who are at the threshold of senior leadership to discover and unleash their immense potentials.
Programme Duration and Delivery
- From the morning of June 02, 2025 till the afternoon of June 06, 2025
- Face to face - classroom based
Pedagogy
The design involves an innovative pedagogy drawn from Yogic wisdom. Through experientially immersive sessions and deep dialogue participants will be enabled to harmonise inner conflicts and to discover inner peace. They will also be enabled to uncover their inner heroic potentials. Further, they will learn practices for nurturing and deploying their heroic potential towards role excellence.
The programme will avoid didactic teaching and encourage introspection, self-reflection and experimentation through appropriately designed practices adapted from Theatre and Dance. Participants will discover the nuances of the 5 Seats of Power represented by the 5 Pandavas as the versatility required for developing presence, contextual intelligence and confronting emerging challenges. They will learn techniques for strategizing actions to meet external challenges and to create a culture that will energise the strategy.
How to Apply
- You can apply/nominate your personnel by clicking on the Apply Now link corresponding to the particular MDP, as appearing on our online calendar available at:
- Once the candidature(s) is (are) approved, the sponsoring authority or participant (in case of self-nomination) will be intimated over email along with a Proforma Invoice seeking programme fees in advance.
- Programme fees can be remitted online through Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT/RTGS).
- Upon remitting the fees online, kindly intimate CMDP office with the UTRNo. /relevant transaction details through email, so that we can connect your remittance to your nomination(s). Please note that confirmation of participation is subject to receipt of Programme fees by CMDP Office before commencement of the MDP.
For further assistance, please connect with:
Name: Ms. Payel Majumder
Number: +91 33 7121 6012
Email ID: program_mdp[at]iimcal[dot]ac[dot]in
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