Women's Leadership Programme

The Women's Leadership Programme (WLP) addresses the pressing need for enhanced diversity in leadership roles. It confronts the unique challenges encountered by women in their leadership journeys, equipping them with the necessary skills to surmount obstacles, harness their distinct perspectives, and ascend confidently in their professional endeavours.

Key Benefits

Participants will tackle and surmount unconscious biases, crafting leadership styles that reflect their values and viewpoints. The programme offers a robust support network and the requisite tools for women to progress and excel in leadership positions across various sectors

This programme is best suited for mid to senior-level women professionals who are aspiring to develop critical leadership skills to influence, empower and mentor. Those preparing to transition into senior management or experiencing new or expanded responsibilities such as managing a new team or a career switch will be able to deepen their leadership knowledge and enhance their confidence in dealing with challenging situations. In general, the programme will serve women professionals aiming to overcome gender barriers and grow within their organisations.

• Understand the dynamics of diversity in the workplace
• Identify your strengths and deploy them strategically through a personalised leadership development plan
• Enhance your executive presence with greater awareness, critical reflection, and feedback from diverse peers
• Work with executive coaches to develop clear goals for your ongoing personal and professional development
• Learn to lead your team(s) with a deeper purpose
• Embrace a growth mindset that allows you to learn from challenges and surge ahead
• Gain the confidence to make and communicate objective, data-driven decisions
• Learn to negotiate effectively, influence projects and teams, bridge differences, and execute change
• Expand and leverage your professional network of women leaders

• Live Virtual sessions
• Group Coaching sessions
• Leadership Perspective sessions

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.

The learning experience at ISB is a rich blend of on-campus classes, live virtual sessions, and self-paced online modules taught by the best minds in academia and industry.

Blended Programme: Our blended programmes combine in-person and live virtual learning. Our live virtual sessions deliver a rigorous and rich learning experience that is comparable to our in-person programs. 

Candidates will be evaluated to ensure a dynamic and diverse batch profile 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 program and the ability to benefit from it
• Ability to cope with the rigor of the programme        

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