Senior Leadership Programme

Date
January 2026
Duration
5 Months
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SPJIMR
Executive Education
Senior Leadership Programme

Programme overview

In the ever-changing business landscape, the need for strong leadership has never been more critical. Today’s leaders must navigate both known challenges and uncharted territories, be it technological disruptions, market shifts, or evolving societal expectations. To steer their organisations successfully, they must be equipped with the skills to foster innovation and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success.

The Senior Leadership Programme (SLP) at SPJIMR is designed with this in mind. It is designed to help leaders elevate their leadership approach and navigate complexity with confidence. Participants will gain deep insights into their leadership styles, strengths, and areas for improvement, enabling them to better inspire and influence diverse stakeholders. The programme sharpens the ability to anticipate market shifts, assess risks, and make confident decisions amid uncertainty. Leaders will also learn to embed innovation and harness the power of AI to reimagine processes, products, and business models for future growth.

Anchored on four integrated pillars, SLP equips participants to drive transformative change, realigning systems, reconfiguring teams, and becoming agile architects of organisational success.

The four integrated pillars are:

Expand your leadership toolkit

Decide with clarity
amid uncertainty

Innovate and harness the power of AI

Drive transformative change

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Key highlights

Peer learning

Industry leader masterclasses

Optional 1:1 coaching

Executive networking dialogue

World-class SPJIMR faculty

Executive alumni status

The programme is best suited for:

Seasoned professionals with over 15 years of experience, aspiring to C-suite roles.
Senior management executives with broad experience across various industries.
Functional and business leaders, department heads, managing directors, directors, VPs, and general managers.
Senior executives seeking to significantly influence their firm’s growth strategy will benefit from this programme.

Programme Director and Innovation and AI module faculty

Varun Nagaraj

Professor, Information Management and Analytics

Dean, SPJIMR

Varun Nagaraj is Dean and Professor of Information Management and Analytics at S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai. He holds a Ph.D. in Management with an emphasis on Designing Sustainable Systems from Case Western Reserve University, an MBA from Boston University, an MS in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University, and a BTech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay. Prof. Nagaraj is a 'pracademic'. Prior to joining academia in 2021, he...

Malay Krishna

Professor, Strategy

Director and Editor-in-Chief
SPJIMR Journal: Management Practice Insights

Malay Krishna has obtained his master’s in management from Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, US, and a master’s in technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He is a professor in strategy and the director of SPJIMR Journal – Management Practice Insights. His professional experience spans 28 years, during which he has worked in the industry for 16 years in the US with banking and consulting firms. He joined academics in 2011. His research interest...

Vidyut Lata Dhir

Professor and Department Chair, Organisation and Leadership Studies (OLS)

Vidyut Lata Dhir holds a Ph.D. from SNDT University, with her research focus on Organisational Commitment and Citizenship Behaviour. She has an M.Phil. from Mumbai University and a master’s in psychology from Panjab University. With over three decades of experience, she has taught at top B Schools in India and Germany. Her 20+ years of corporate training and consulting experience includes designing and delivering management development programmes on leadership and building high-performing ...

Snehal Shah

Professor, Organisation and Leadership Studies

Snehal Shah holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. from Carnegie Mellon University, USA, with a specialisation in Organisation Behavior and Human Resources. She has 20-plus years of varied experience in Academia, Industry & Consulting in the US and in India. Her global teaching and consulting cover a wide spectrum of topics such as Leadership, OB, Cross-culture integration, Research Methods, Business Structure and Design, HR Strategy & Analytics, and Succession Planning. Her work has ...

Shiv Shivakumar

Operating Partner, Advent International

Mr. Shiv Shivakumar, Non-Executive Chairman of Burger King India, former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo India, and a member of the Governing Council of SPJIMR, is a seasoned business leader with decades of experience in strategy, leadership, and innovation. He has served as Group Executive President, Strategy and Business Development at the Aditya Birla Group and was a board member of Godrej Consumer Products for eight years. Currently, he also serves on the Customer Advisory Council for Facebook/Meta.

Anant Talaulicar

Executive in Residence

Mr. Anant Talaulicar is currently on the board of seven companies in India and sponsors the Usha Jaivant Foundation, which aids financially disadvantaged rural students. He has served as a member of the Confederation of Indian Industries, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers and Automobile Components Manufacturers Association in the past.

He was a member of the Cummins Inc. global leadership team (2009 – 2017), the President of …

Programme fees

With residential accommodation ₹ 3,50,000 + Taxes

Without residential accommodation ₹ 3,00,000 + Taxes

Pedagogy

Reflective exercises

Group exercises

Peer learning and networking

Case analysis

Panel discussion/fireside chat

Application learning

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