General Management Programme (GMP)

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General Management Programme

Date

Jun 14, 2025 - Mar 15, 2026
Duration

9 months
Fee

INR 8,50,000 + taxes
Format

On-Campus and Live Virtual
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Overview

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Curriculum
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Executive Benefits
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Summary

The General Management Programme (GMP) is designed to accelerate the leadership ascent of high-calibre executives. The programme has been designed keeping in mind your needs for leadership education and prepare you to play a more strategic role in your organisation’s success.

Key Benefits

GMP offers a comprehensive and transformative learning journey, enabling executives to dissect and navigate complex business challenges. It fosters a climate of interdisciplinary collaboration and sparks innovation, propelling leaders to catalyse meaningful change within their organisations. This programme sets the stage for participants to make a strategic impact, preparing them for the zenith of corporate leadership."

Key Takeaways

The programme will prepare executives to:

Effect strategies for complex, ambiguous, and uncertain business contexts
Build a foundation of critical thinking to solve business problems
Enhance negotiation skills, project influence, and maximise impact
Leverage opportunities in the new economy to drive growth, operational excellence, and competitive value
Create organisational strategies and cultures that facilitate continuous innovation, and transformation
Shape your personal leadership development plan and presence that allows leading teams and organisations with greater authenticity, empathy, and purpose
Understand the importance of business storytelling and executive presence
Make better decisions during periods of uncertainty
Master supply chains in a digital world
Learn to spot opportunities in the new economy
Understand the importance of executive presence
Develop powerful negotiation skills to unlock greater value

Is This Programme For You?

This programme is ideal for high-calibre executives who are looking to expand knowledge beyond functional expertise and the scope of their influence in firms to deliver greater impact. Ideal candidates include:

Senior executives with 10-20 years of work experience whose cross-functional responsibilities are significantly expanding
Executives who are or soon, will be leading a business or major project or large teams
Senior functional leader aspiring to strategic leadership opportunities in the firm
Senior executives with P&L responsibilities

Learning Experience

ISB Executive Education programmes are replete with distinctive teaching methodologies and an intense and challenging learning environment that pushes participants’ learning horizons beyond their pre-existing beliefs. Through lectures from distinguished faculty, local and global case studies, business simulations, and group discussions with extraordinary peers from a broad range of industries, regions, and functions, you will be equipped with the strategies, tools and insights required to transform your thinking and achieve ambitious business objectives. You will return to your organisation, fully ready to apply what you have learned. You will also take with you a rich network of relationships that will enrich your personal and professional lives long after you complete the programme.

Blended Programmes: Combining the best of both worlds with high-impact real-time, synchronous learning as well as self-paced online modules delivered with the same rigour both in-person and virtually.

Admission Criteria

To ensure a dynamic and diverse batch profile, candidates will be evaluated based on multiple factors, including but not limited to:

Appropriate experience profile for this programme
Leadership potential
Evidence of professional achievement
Industry and functional background
Motivation to participate in the programme and the ability to benefit from it
Ability to cope with the rigour of the programme

We admit candidates based on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible to secure your seat in the programme.

The on-campus sessions are subject to evolving global situation. Programme content, dates, schedule, fees, delivery platforms, and faculty are subject to change. The programme fee includes food and accommodation at the ISB campus, or an equivalent facility based on availability.

Curriculum

Module 1: Business Foundations

Establishing a Strategic Foundation: Begin your journey by building a solid understanding of essential business principles, including critical thinking, economics, and accounting, which serve as the bedrock for informed decision-making and leadership effectiveness
Enhancing Analytical and Financial Acumen: Gain the ability to analyse economic trends, interpret financial statements, and evaluate organisational performance, equipping you with practical tools to address complex business challenges
Leadership Perspectives for a New Economy: Learn from a seasoned leader about navigating opportunities and challenges in an evolving economic landscape, focusing on leadership strategies for innovation, sustainability, and growth
Kickstarting the Learning Journey: This module sets the stage for your transformative learning experience, establishing a collaborative and reflective environment to enhance your strategic thinking and leadership capabilities for the phases ahead

Module 2: Developing Leadership and a Strategic Mindset

Building Personal and Team Leadership Excellence: Develop self-awareness and emotional intelligence to lead with authenticity and purpose while fostering highperforming and cohesive teams through trust and collaboration
Mastering Negotiation and Influence: Acquire advanced negotiation strategies to navigate complex discussions, create win-win outcomes, and enhance your ability to influence stakeholders effectively
Shaping a Strategic Leadership Mindset: This module deepens your understanding of leadership as a dynamic and transformative process, equipping you with the skills to lead strategically, align diverse perspectives, and drive impactful outcomes
Strategic Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: Learn frameworks and tools for making data-driven and innovative decisions that align with long-term goals, even in uncertain and high-pressure situations
Leadership Storytelling for Impact: Learn from a seasoned leader the power of storytelling to communicate vision, inspire action, and create personal connections that resonate with teams and stakeholders alike

Module 3: Building Business Acumen

Mastering Strategic Marketing and Value Creation: Learn how to craft impactful marketing strategies that align with organisational goals and create lasting customer value while leveraging financial acumen to drive profitability and business growth
Data-Driven Decision-Making Excellence: Build competency in statistical tools and analytics, enabling you to interpret complex data, uncover actionable insights, and make informed decisions that propel organisational success
Enhancing Operational Efficiency in a Digital Landscape: Understand the intricacies of managing supply chains in an increasingly digital and globalised world, ensuring resilience, agility, and operational excellence
Leadership Through Crises: Gain insights from a seasoned CEO on navigating strategy execution during times of uncertainty, emphasising adaptability, resilience, and impactful leadership

Module 4: Value-Creating Strategies for the VUCA World

Strategic Leadership for Complexity and Uncertainty: This module equips you with the leadership capabilities needed to thrive in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments, setting the foundation for long-term success
Crafting Resilient Strategies for the Digital Era: Develop the ability to design and implement strategies tailored for the digital economy, leveraging technology and innovation to navigate disruption and drive competitive advantage
Fostering a Culture of Innovation for Growth: Learn to integrate innovative thinking into business practices, encouraging agility and creativity to fuel organisational growth and sustain relevance in a rapidly changing environment
Leadership in Corporate Turnarounds: Gain practical insights from a seasoned leader on how to steer organisations through crises, emphasising the importance of cultural transformation, effective communication, and decisive leadership in preparing for and managing change
Embedding Purpose, Values, and Ethics in Strategy: Explore the alignment of corporate purpose with strategic goals, emphasising the role of values, ethics, and environmental and social responsibility in building sustainable and accountable organisations.

Module 5: Driving Execution Excellence

Embedding Customer-Centric Practices: Understand how to prioritise customer needs and expectations to design and execute strategies that deliver superior value and build lasting relationships
Harnessing Design Thinking for Innovation: Master design thinking principles to approach problem-solving creatively, fostering innovation and practical solutions that address real-world business challenges
Communicating with Impact: Develop storytelling and executive presence skills to convey ideas persuasively, inspire teams, and effectively engage diverse stakeholders in achieving strategic goals
Leadership in Corporate Turnarounds: Gain practical insights from a seasoned leader on how to steer organisations through crises, emphasising the importance of cultural transformation, effective communication, and decisive leadership in preparing for and managing change
Demonstrating Execution Excellence through Final Project Presentations: Conclude the module by presenting your approach and findings, showcasing your ability to apply the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the journey into practical, results-oriented solutions

ISB faculty includes leading academics with credentials and teaching experience from top global business schools as well as accomplished practitioners who have managed large enterprises.

Deepa Mani

Professor of Information Systems, ISB

Sarang Deo

Professor of Operations Management, ISB

Siddharth Singh

Associate Professor of Marketing, ISB

Vishal Karungulum

Assistant Professor of Information Systems (Clinical), ISB

Hariom Manchiraju

Associate Professor of Accounting, ISB

Rajesh Pandit

Visiting Faculty, ISB

Prakash Bagri

Associate Professor of Marketing (Practice), ISB

Pranav Jindal

Associate Professor of Marketing, ISB

Shilpa Aggarwal

Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ISB

Nandu Nandkishore

Adjunct Professor of Marketing Strategy, ISB

Venkatesh Shankar

Visiting Faculty, ISB

Ramana Sonti

Clinical Associate Professor of Finance, University of Pittsburgh, Visiting Faculty, ISB

Achal Bassamboo

Paul R. Anderson Distinguished Chair Professor of Statistics, Operations, and Data Science, Temple University.

Visiting Faculty, ISB

ISB Certificate

After successful completion of this programme, you will be awarded an ISB Executive Education Certificate, formal recognition of your professional development.

ISB Executive Alumni

On successful completion of this programme, participants gain the ISB Executive Alumni status. The privileges of this exclusive community include:

Access to the Executive Alumni portal
Personal ISB e-mail ID
Access to ISB Executive Network LinkedIn Group
Access to the support team over the telephone
20% discount on open executive education programmes

In addition to the above, ISB Executive Alumni are eligible to receive ongoing access to a variety of ISB research, information, and resources.

Please note that the access to the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) has been extended for participants of this programme for use throughout the programme duration. Participants will be liable to pay & procure LRC’s paid content.

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