Course Starts
21st September, 2025
Duration
4 Weeks in campus spread over 12 months
Qualification Parameters
Work Experience:
- Must have 15+ years of experience.
- May be just a step or two away from a national-level CEO role.
Programme Overview
The LEAD program equips you for success. Interactive sessions establish a common ground and deepen your understanding of core business functions. Build a strong support network with peers through batch meets and activities. The first module, LEARN, focuses on the executive perspective of key business functions, preparing you for the journey ahead.
ENHANCE equips you for the dynamic business landscape. Dissect complex challenges, master design thinking for innovative solutions, and hone communication for impactful presentations. This second module sharpens your cognitive capacity for strategic analysis and creative problem-solving.
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ASPIRE module equips you for disruption. Gain a clear view of major trends like digital transformation and global competition, then hone your skills in envisioning the future of your organization. Cultivate a growth mindset that embraces innovation and adaptation, ensuring you not only weather disruptions but thrive in the ever-evolving business landscape.
Deliver, a module focused on translating ambition into reality. Personalized Executive Coaching accelerates your leadership development, while Career Navigation Strategies equip you to land that coveted C-Suite position. You'll gain the skills and experiences needed to become a successful CXO.
This is your chance to rewrite your leadership narrative. Become the CXO you were always meant to be.
Unique features of LEAD
One of a kind, in-person, certificate programme
Exclusive learning elements like Learning Diary & Organisation Manifest
High-impact engagement, discovery and rediscovery
4 weeks of immersive learning at IIMC campus
Weekend reflection sessions with IIM Calcutta’s Faculty
Rich networking with C-Suite professionals
Coveted Executive Education Alumni status
CEO-led insightful sessions
One-on-one faculty interaction
The LEAD Experience: What to Expect (Programme Overview)
The LEAD: Senior Leadership Programme for CXOs is an elite one-year executive programme at IIM Calcutta, designed for senior professionals ready to drive systemic transformation. Tailored for senior leaders in dynamic organisations, it offers a blend of advanced leadership training, strategic insights, and decision-making frameworks.
With immersive learning modules, world-class faculty, and a focus on leadership agility, LEAD prepares you to navigate uncertainty, harness disruption, and achieve long-term success. This programme blends theoretical knowledge with practical application to elevate your leadership capabilities and empower you to lead with foresight in today’s competitive global landscape.
The LEAD Learning Framework
The first module, LEARN, aims to help participants gain an executive perspective on the core functional capabilities that every business leader should master.
- Navigating Finance
- Nurturing Brands
- Orchestrating Supply Chains
- Deploying Human Capital
The second module seeks to ENHANCE participants’ cognitive capacity by exposing them to experts on higher-order managerial capabilities such as design thinking and strategic analysis.
- Design Thinking
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Management of Self
- Strategic Thinking
The third module, ASPIRE, fosters cross-functional competencies amongst participants to tackle contemporary challenges in management by imbibing, for instance, an appreciation of the digital disruption across industries, the ongoing character of innovation in organisations, and the challenges and opportunities in an imperfectly globalised world.
- Attaining Customer-centricity
- Renewing through Innovation
- Competing in the Digital Age
- Pursuing Global Opportunities in a Deglobalising Era
In the fourth module, participants gain insights on how to DELIVER distinctive execution inside organisations through a deep immersion in lectures, exercises, and case discussions around themes such as leadership and change, and through workshops with present or past CEOs and other champions reflecting on their experiences.
- Practicing Leadership
- Managing Change
- Unleashing Growth
- Communication Strategies
The CEO Looks Back: Talks by and interacts with current and past CEOs on their experience of leading their organizations.
*Courses are subject to change.
Campus Schedule
Module - 1 (5 Days)
Learn
22nd - 26th September, 2025
Module - 2 (6 Days)
Enhance
17th - 22nd January, 2026
Module - 3 (6 Days)
Aspire
15th - 20th June, 2026
Module - 4 (6 Days)
Deliver
21st - 26th September, 2026
Please note: In between the modules, there will be reflection sessions lasting a cumulative of six-nine hours spread across specific weekends.
Your Leadership Seal of Excellence
Successful candidates will receive a 'Certificate of Successful Completion' and IIM Calcutta Executive Education Alumni status.
Where Our Distinguished Participants Come From
Top Industries
- Automotive
- IT
- Pharma
- Healthcare
- BFSI
- Management
- Consulting
- Government
- Manufacturing
Top Job Profiles
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Finance Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Managing Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Managing Director
- Vice President
- General Manager
Past Participants Hail From
Note: All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
Impactful Journeys of Your Peers
Bridging my 33-year learning gap, the programme made advanced management education seamless and impactful.
Baktha Sabari Rajan
Tamizhaga Internet Communications P Ltd - Head of Operations
With the perfect blend of peer learning, real-world case studies, and self-reflection, this programme elevated my leadership journey.
Kaushal Todi
Director of Manufacturing LeadIndia Microsoft
The experience broadened my business perspective, equipping me to lead beyond my function and excel in a dynamic leadership role.
Dr. Rajeev Shrivastava
Director Regulatory Affairs & Pharmacovigilance - Eli Lilly and Company
It gave me the leadership insights to navigate multi-generational teams and elevate my personal and professional growth
Kunwar Satyendra Singh
Ex-Captain Merchant Navy
LEAD gave me the strategic reset I needed—an immersive, enriching experience that sharpened my business and marketing acumen.
Ms. Anchal Kaushal
Head of Customer Marketing, Diageo India Pvt. Ltd
This programme validated my expertise, expanded my network, and accelerated my leadership journey with a truly transformative experience.
Anant Rastogi
Director Marketing, South Asia
It sharpened my strategic thinking, equipping me to navigate ambiguity and make confident business decisions.
Mr. P.R. Sinha
Senior Vice President, Writer Corporation
LEAD IIMC is more than a certification—it’s a confidence boost, a knowledge upgrade, and a truly worthwhile experience
Bharaniraj L
Associate Vice President – Business Development, ISS Facility Services India Private Limited
This programme provided the clarity and strategic perspective needed to transition from managing to leading at the CXO level.
Mr. Karthik Bhati
Senior Vice President, Retail Sales Fullerton, India Credit Limited
The Minds and Mentors Behind LEAD
Prof. Anirvan Pant
Associate Professor, Strategic Management
Expertise:
Strategic change, leadership, business model adaptation, digitalisation, globalisation, and deglobalisation.
Academic Achievements:
- Doctorate in Corporate Strategy and Policy, IIM Bangalore (2010).
- Published in leading journals including Harvard Business Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Global Strategy Journal, and Journal of Product Innovation Management.
- Work cited in The Economist.
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Notable Accolades:
- Finalist for the Gunnar Hedlund Award (2010/2011) for best dissertation in international business.
- FDC Best Paper in Strategy/IB Theory Award (2011).
Leadership Roles & Contributions:
- Co-designed and co-directed IIM Calcutta’s Advanced Programme in Digital Business Leadership.
- Co-designed and co-directed LEAD: A Senior Leadership Programme for CXOs.
Prof. Suren Sista
Assistant Professor Marketing
Expertise:
Marketing, Relationship Marketing, Sports Marketing, and Research Methods.
Academic Achievements:
- PhD (Fellow) from IIM Bangalore.
- Post-Graduate in Marketing Communications from Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad.
- Dr. D. C. Pavate Research Fellow at Cambridge Judge Business School (2010).
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Notable Accolades:
- Faculty member at LBSNAA, Mussoorie (2016), trained Civil Services Officers.
- Member of the Governing Council at Bhavan’s Sri Vivekananda College (2020-2023).
Teaching & Research Contributions:
- Teaches core and elective marketing courses at IIM Calcutta.
- Active as Area Editor (Marketing) for Journal of Indian Business Research.
- Extensive consulting experience in the business of sports and entertainment.
COURSE FEES
Take the next step in your leadership journey
₹9,42,000 + GST