The course builds on the conceptual and analytical tools learnt in the core courses on strategy and leadership and deals with the dynamic aspects of leadership in organizations - the synchronized pursuit of ambition, advantage and opportunity.
The course particularly focuses on the challenges of leading organizations faced by the top management teams in a wide range of companies (start-ups, SMEs, multinational, business groups etc.) across a wide range of industry sectors coping with a variety of strategic and organizational challenges (handling late mover disadvantage, overcoming resource constraints, navigating through the conflicting interests and politics in your organization and others). This should inform the participants about the nature of challenges and complexities that they will confront in future in their leadership roles, but more importantly, offer them an opportunity to acquire such skills.
To prepare students for future leadership opportunities
To gain an appreciation for leadership attributes using historical and contemporary examples.
To understand the characteristics and methods of great leaders
To understand factors that can lead to leadership failure
To understand how to make a fast and effective start as a new leader
To understand how to rapidly assess organizational needs and priorities
To develop an action plan to become a fully integrated leader