Responsible Leadership and Corporate Accountability

Start Date: Oct 6, 2025 End Date: Oct 10, 2025
Last Date for Application: September 22, 2025 Last Date for Early Bird: September 15, 2025
Programme Fee: 170000 INR

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Early Bird Fee: 158100 INR

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THE CHALLENGE

In today’s Indian business environment, leaders navigate increasingly complex stakeholder demands in a landscape of heightened scrutiny and accountability. The aftermath of global corporate failures and intensifying expectations from investors, customers, employees, and society creates a perfect storm of pressures that requires sophisticated leadership responses.

Traditional approaches that prioritize a single stakeholder or consider economic, legal, and ethical dimensions in isolation are no longer sufficient. Indian business leaders need integrated frameworks that help them fulfil their fundamental responsibilities while building sustainable organizations.

 

THE RLCA SOLUTION

The RLCA program provides a comprehensive framework for understanding and executing leadership responsibilities through an innovative triple-lens approach examining economic, legal, and ethical dimensions. Each lens represents crucial obligations: creating sustainable value, ensuring legal compliance, and maintaining ethical standards in the Indian business context.

 

A Triple-Lens Approach to Responsible Leadership

RLCA empowers leaders with a structured decision-making approach that integrates:

 

I. ECONOMIC LENS

  • Create sustainable stakeholder value
  • Make sound financial decisions
  • Drive competitive advantage ethically
  • Balance short-term performance with long-term goals

II. LEGAL LENS

  • Ensure compliance
  • Proactively reduce liability
  • meet fiduciary duties
  • Navigate complex governance structures

III. ETHICAL LENS

  • Build values-driven organizations
  • Make principled decisions in ambiguity
  • Lead with integrity under pressure
  • Design ethical frameworks for business dilemmas

The Sweet Spot of Responsible Leadership: RLCA equips you to lead from the intersection of economics, law, and ethics – the “Zone of Sustainable Activities” where responsible business decisions are made.

 

For more information or any questions, contact Ms. Krishna Dhamecha: krishna-exed@iima.ac.in | +91 7069029947

 

Through intensive engagement with real-world case studies, technical notes, frameworks, and peer learning, RLCA empowers participants to:

  • Develop practical tools to make sound decisions under pressure
  • Build capabilities to balance profitability and responsibility
  • Enhance skills to navigate ambiguity in emerging markets
  • Learn to create and implement systems for responsible business
  • Strengthen abilities to lead with Integrity in complex environments
  • Understand the economic, legal, and ethical interplay

RLCA is structured around four key stakeholder relationships that business leaders must navigate, preceded by a foundational module on responsible leadership. Each module integrates economic, legal, and ethical perspectives to provide practical frameworks for decision-making in the Indian business context.

 

Inside the Programme: Module Insights

 

Module 0: Foundations of Responsible Leadership

  • From Shareholder Primacy to Stakeholder Responsibility
  • The Triple-Lens Framework
  • Managing Trade-offs in the Indian Business Context

Module 1: Managing Investor Relationships

  • Balancing Fiduciary Duties and Broader Responsibilities
  • Managing Conflicts of Interest and Disclosure Requirements
  • Responsible Financial Decision-Making

Module 2: Building Customer Trust

  • Product Responsibility and Brand Reputation
  • Marketing Ethics and Consumer Protection
  • Preventing Fraud and Building Trust

Module 3: Leading Employees & Supply Chains

  • Creating Fair Workplaces and Managing Transitions
  • Implementing Effective Labour Standards
  • Building Responsible Supply Chains

Module 4: Corporate Citizenship & Societal Impact

  • Corporate Citizenship
  • Environmental Responsibility and Data Privacy
  • Ethical Engagement with Government and Communities

 

UNIQUE PROGRAMME FEATURES

Every session includes interactive dialogues, mini-simulations, and case-cracking workshops.

  • Interactive Case Discussions
    Explore cases from Indian and global companies tackling real-world dilemmas.
  • Framework Application Workshops
    Translate concepts into action in your organizational context.
  • Action Planning Sessions
    Build personalized, ready-to-implement strategies.
  • Reflection and Integration
    Deepen judgment through guided reflection and peer exchange.

 

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN

  • Decision-Making Frameworks tailored to Indian businesses
  • Practical Tools for managing stakeholder tensions
  • An Ethical Compass for navigating ambiguity
  • Peer Network of values-driven senior leaders
  • Implementation Strategies grounded in Indian realities
  • Action Plan specific to your leadership context

This program is ideal for:

  • C-suite executives of Indian companies
  • Business unit and functional heads of large organizations
  • Business leaders of family-owned businesses striving for growth and prominence
  • Senior partners in professional service firms

 

Faculty Chair

Rajnish Rai

Vishal Gupta

Programme Faculty



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