STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP (LIFE)

Background In an age of discontinuous change and ever increasing competition the success of a company depends on the vision and strategic direction provided by the leadership. A harmonious integration of business strategy with other functional aspects of a company, particularly HR and Technology, is a precondition for its success. While it is simpler to achieve short-term success, enduring success over a long term can be achieved only through strategic leadership by developing an independent view of future opportunities and building organizational capabilities to exploit them. Objective This programme aims to • Provide a comprehensive view of strategy and its overriding importance in the current business environment; • Help develop a holistic perspective about a company’s success on various parameters that can create abiding value for all stakeholders and also ensure sustained market leadership; • Enable the participants to develop appropriate strategies for the revitalization of the organization; • Help them evolve a road map for leveraging technology for strategic advantage • Enable them to analyze and assess competitors’ strengths and weaknesses with a view to developing proper strategic response • Familiarize the participants with ethical and corporate governance issues so essential to the process of value creation for all concerned Contents • Understanding strategy and its importance in a competitive environment • Tools and techniques of evolving strategy, including analysis of company’s strengths and weaknesses vis-à-vis those of the competitors’ with a view to capitalizing on market opportunities; • Building and using human resources for creating strategic advantage and revitalizing the organization; • Using technology for competitive advantage; • Organizational transformation process; • Ethics as a bedrock of sustained competitive edge; • Growth through acquisitions and mergers