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Program Dates Start Date: 13 Nov, 2025 |
Register By Early Bird: 23 Oct 2025 Regular: 03 Nov 2025 |
Pricing (Residential) Early Bird: Rs. 95,850 Regular Fee : Rs.1,06,500 |
Pricing (Non-Residential) Early Bird : Rs. 81,000 Regular Fee : Rs. 90,000 |
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• Lead and sustain a culture of innovation and creative problem-solving organization-wide.
• Develop and implement high-impact innovation leadership at the top leadership level.
• Learn from global cases, expert faculty, and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.
• Expand network with other senior executives, sharing insights in a high-trust, learning-intensive environment.
The Leading Change & Innovation programme is relevant for
• CEOs, CXOs, Presidents, and Executive Vice Presidents of large organizations (Indian and global).
• Senior leaders from corporate, government, not-for-profit, and public sector organizations driving strategic innovation and organizational transformation.
• Entrepreneurs and Family Business Leaders aspiring to drive strategic change and innovation in their organizations.
• Executives with 17+ years of leadership experience responsible for major change and innovation initiatives.
Ms. Sandhya
Executive Education Programmes
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru 560 076
Mobile: (+91) 9036548064
Email: sandhya.saravanan@iimb.ac.in
Programme Overview
In a business world marked by relentless change and digital disruption, senior leaders in large organizations must develop practical skills to drive transformation and embed innovation as a core capability. This programme uniquely combines the latest leadership research with in-depth industry case studies to develop actionable frameworks that enable executives to navigate complexity, inspire high-performing teams, and implement strategic change that delivers sustainable impact. Its focus on real-world challenges ensures immediate applicability, helping leaders translate insight into decisive action in their organizations. Drawing on deep expertise of faculty members with extensive corporate leadership and consulting experience, participants benefit from a blend of academic rigor and practical wisdom. The programme emphasizes building psychologically safe cultures, fostering creativity, and nurturing entrepreneurial mindsets—essentials for leading change in today’s volatile environment. By participating, senior executives gain the confidence and tools to transform disruption into opportunity, future-proof their organizations, and sustain competitive advantage
Programme Objective
• To deepen understanding of the connection between leadership, creativity, and organizational innovation.
• To strengthen personal leadership approaches to balance innovation ambition with effective change management.
• To enhance leaders’ ability to create psychologically safe environments that encourage employee voice and creativity.
• To develop insights into creating and sustaining cultures of innovation amid rapid technological, social, and economic changes.
Pedagogy
The programme is delivered through immersive classroom sessions that create an engaging and focused learning environment. Participants actively analyze real-world case studies to derive practical insights and apply theoretical concepts to actual business challenges. Carefully designed simulations provide a risk-free setting to practice decision-making and test change and innovation strategies in dynamic scenarios. Role plays further deepen experiential learning by enabling participants to step into leadership roles, explore diverse perspectives, and develop interpersonal skills essential for managing change. Interactive group discussions foster collaboration, peer learning, and the exchange of rich experiences, further enhancing the learning process.
In addition to these interactive methods, participants dedicate time to deep reflection on their leadership styles and organizational contexts, facilitating personal and strategic application planning to ensure long-term impact. The in-person format is specifically chosen to maximize the value of face-to-face engagement, enabling intensive peer-to-peer exchange, real-time feedback, and the creation of high-trust learning networks among senior leaders. This combination makes the programme highly practical and directly relevant for executives aiming to lead transformative change and innovation effectively within their organizations.
Programme Director
Prof. Apurva Sanaria is a faculty member in the Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management area at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). With a PhD in Organizational Behaviour from XLRI Jamshedpur and nearly two decades of extensive corporate and consulting experience, he brings a rich blend of academic rigor and practical insight to leadership development and innovation in organizations. At IIMB, Prof. Sanaria teaches courses including “Organization Design (OD)”, “Leading Change & Innovation (LCI)”, and “Managing People & Performance in Organizations (MPPO)”.
Apurva Sanaria’s corporate background includes leadership and consulting roles with renowned organizations such as Kantar Group, ICICI Group, Future Group, and T.V. Rao Learning Systems. His last corporate stint was as “Group Director – HR & Organizational Development” at Kantar-IMRB (WPP Group). He specializes in corporate consulting services that encompass Employee Engagement Surveys, Culture Assessment Surveys, and Leadership 360 Degree Feedback processes. He has facilitated strategy formulation workshops as well as executive training sessions on Entrepreneurial Leadership, Strategic Thinking, High-Performance Teams, and Managing Conflict & Collaboration. His research has been published in respected international journals and conferences, reflecting his thought leadership.
Prof. Sanaria’s consulting & training experience spans a diverse range of industries including automotive, pharmaceuticals, banking, manufacturing, and technology, where he has partnered with marquee clients such as Bosch Rexroth, Tata Group, VVF Group, Lifestyle Retail, Chennai Petro Chemicals Limited, and many others. His deep understanding of leadership dynamics and organizational culture makes him an invaluable ally for senior executives navigating the complexities of leading change and innovation in large organizations as well as entrepreneurial startups.
Programme Fee
INR 1,06,500/- Residential and INR 90,000/- Non -Residential (+ Applicable GST) per person for participants from India and its equivalent in US Dollars for participants from other countries.
Early Bird Discount
Nominations received with payments on or before 23-Oct-25 will be entitled to an early bird Discount of 10%.
Early Bird Fee (Residential) INR 95,850/-(+ Applicable GST)
Early Bird Fee (Non-Residential) INR 81,000/-(+ Applicable GST)
Group Discount
Group Discount of 5% percentage can be availed for a group of 3 or more participants when nominations received from the same organization.
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