Strategic Leadership Programme for Women Executives (SLPWE - Batch 1)

Introduction

Over the last couple of decades, women leaders such as Indra Nooyi, Leena Nair, Jacinda Ardern, Sheryl Sandberg, Falguni Nayar, Sudha Murthy, and Kamala Harris among others have made headlines for breaking ‘glass ceiling’ in their respective domains. While we celebrate these successful stories of women leadership, one needs to be reminded that these success stories are far and few. The narrative is not very different for middle and senior-levels managers at workplace.

Lack of sound training and mentorship, and systemic gender-based barriers often limit women executives’ rise to leadership positions. Academic research has shown that gender-diverse leadership promotes stakeholder management, collaborative and empathetic approaches to strategic decision-making, and fosters innovation and better business outcomes. Having said that, several women executives can capitalize on and harness their inherent strengths in a more effective way by gaining the necessary knowledge, skills and exposure to strategy tools. This is needed to realize better career growth and outcomes.

Discussions held with the top management and the board members of some organizations have revealed that women executives can do better if they further sharpen their high-level thinking. These discussions have emphasized the need to curate specialized programs that can upskill women executives who are currently in middle and senior management positions, and who aspire to occupy top leadership positions in organizations. A specialized program is desirable for women executives that, while keeping their unique challenges in mind, can prepare them as management thinkers and simultaneously nurture their leadership style as per their values and strengths.

Keeping the corporate sector’s demands in mind, the objective of the ‘Strategic Leadership Program for Women Executives’ is to empower and equip women professionals with appropriate strategy tools, a growth-oriented strategic mindset and strong networks that will enable them to navigate workplace challenges and achieve top leadership positions in organizations. In doing this, the program also strives to contribute to creating diverse top management teams and board rooms in the future.

Course Duration: Spread over six to seven months

Mode of Delivery: The programme will be delivered on Jaro Education’s platform through direct-to-desktop [D2D] and campus modules at IIM Ahmedabad.

Please note that the online sessions will not be recorded.



Frequency: Once a week

Class Schedule: Every Sunday 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Evaluation Methodology: IIM Ahmedabad shall carry out the examinations, group assignments, and evaluation required for certification. For More Information, please refer the brochure.

Certification: At the end of the Programme, eligible participants will receive a Certificate of Completion (CoC) of the Programme from IIM Ahmedabad subject to the assessment and fulfilment of attaining overall 80% attendance and evaluation criteria.

IIMA Alumni Status: Participants who are attending short-duration Executive Education Programmes for the first time, on or after April 1, 2012, will have to attend for a total of 21 days in one or more programmes in order to be eligible for alumni status and alumni identity card, both of which will be awarded on the payment of a one-time alumni fee of INR 10,000/- + GST.

Eligibility and Admission Criteria

• Educational Qualification: Applicants must be working women professionals with a graduate degree (10+2+3 or equivalent) in any discipline, with a minimum of 50% marks.
• Work Experience: Women executives with minimum of 5 years of work experience after graduation are eligible to apply.
• The eligible candidates will be selected based on their educational and professional background and motivation based on the application form submitted.
• Applications with Credentials & Corporate Nominations – Selections will be based on a detailed Profile of Candidate in her own words elaborating her Academic record, Profile, Designation, Salary, Roles, Responsibilities, Job Description, and a write-up on “Expectations from the Programme”.

Service Provider: Jaro Education