LEAD
Advanced
Management Programme
for Enterprise Leadership
Exclusive invite only program for senior leaders
LEAD
Exclusive invite only program for senior leaders
Engage with experienced executives as they reflect on their organisational growth and personal journey
Define an enterprise goal and chart a considered path forward
Apply your classroom insights to the world outside and connect them to your practice
Specialist sessions in
areas aligned with their expertise
Real-world perspectives
informed by leadership experience
OR
Please note, GST extra as applicable. Fees paid are non-refundable and non-transferable.
LEAD is created for experienced professionals and leaders who are looking to:
LEAD brings together four dimensions of enterprise leadership: LEARN, ENHANCE, ASPIRE, and DELIVER. Delivered entirely on the IIM Calcutta campus, the programme creates an immersive environment for accomplished leaders to broaden executive perspective, elevate strategic judgement, anticipate emerging possibilities, and translate leadership intent into impact.
The experience is further enriched by three distinctive elements: the Learning Diary, Organizational Manifesto, and The CEO Looks Back, connecting reflection and enterprise application with perspectives from current and former CEOs.
Yes. LEAD is an entirely in-person programme structured across four on-campus engagements at IIM Calcutta. The format creates the space for accomplished leaders to step away from immediate priorities, engage in consequential dialogue, examine diverse cross-industry perspectives, and build enduring professional relationships within a chosen leadership circle.
The engagements are scheduled for 27 to 31 January 2027, 12 to 17 April 2027, 23 to 28 August 2027, and 6 to 11 December 2027, enabling participants to plan their professional commitments well in advance.
The curriculum follows the four-part LEARN, ENHANCE, ASPIRE, and DELIVER framework, progressing from enterprise fundamentals to executive judgement, contemporary business challenges, and organisation-wide execution.
Across the four modules, you engage with themes spanning competitive advantage, AI-first strategy, business model innovation, global strategy, transformational leadership, decision-making under uncertainty, and enterprise growth. The CEO Looks Back runs across all modules, bringing perspectives from current and former CEOs on the realities of leading enterprises.
LEAD is an exclusive, invitation-only programme designed for accomplished leaders. To begin, share your professional profile and credentials. Your profile will be reviewed for suitability for the LEAD cohort. Some of the shortlisted applicants may be invited for a conversation with the Programme Directors, Professor Anirvan Pant and Professor Suren Sista. Successful candidates will receive an invitation offer to confirm their place in the programme.
Upon successfully fulfilling the programme’s attendance, evaluation, and feedback requirements, you will receive a Certificate of Successful Completion from IIM Calcutta and be granted IIM Calcutta Executive Education Alumni status. Alumni privileges become available after successful programme completion.
LEAD is an advanced management programme for experienced leaders who are ready to think beyond their roles and create a wider impact across their organisations. Delivered on the IIM Calcutta campus, the programme brings together senior professionals for four immersive learning engagements.
The experience focuses on four areas: Learn, Enhance, Aspire, and Deliver. Participants build a broader understanding of the enterprise, strengthen strategic judgement, explore emerging opportunities, and turn leadership intent into meaningful action. Sessions cover strategy, finance, innovation, digital and AI, leadership, change management, and growth.
LEAD also includes conversations with current and former CEOs, an Organizational Manifesto, and a Learning Diary. These elements help participants connect new ideas with their leadership experience. The programme is designed for professionals with 15+ years of experience in reputed enterprises.
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta was established as the first national institute for Post Graduate Studies and Research in Management by the Government of India in November 1961, in collaboration with Alfred P. Sloan School of Management (MIT), the Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation, and the Indian Industry.
Over the years, IIM Calcutta has grown into a mature institution with a global reputation, imparting high-quality management education. It has been playing a pioneering role in professionalizing Indian management through its Post Graduate and Doctoral level Programmes, Executive Training Programmes, Research and Consulting Activities. For more information, please visit www.iimcal.ac.in.
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