SENIOR

EXECUTIVE
LEADERSHIP
PROGRAM—
INDIA
Accelerate Your Leadership Journey

Expand your business knowledge. Lead with

greater impact. Make bold moves and seize
growth opportunities. Deliver more value.
Drive innovation and performance.
DRIVE CHANGE IN INDIA AND BEYOND.
In India today, opportunities abound. Will you be the exceptional leader who
helps your company seize the moment? To sustain success under today’s
shifting global conditions, you need to be a confident decision-maker, skilled
strategist, global thinker, and effective change agent. Become a stronger
business leader in the Senior Executive Leadership Program—India (SELPI).
You’ll prepare to:

• Design competitive strategies in a global context

• Promote continuous innovation
• Overcome obstacles to growth
• Build a high-performance company

IS SELPI RIGHT FOR YOU?

This program is designed for experienced senior executives who are
general managers or functional leaders, particularly those assuming new “SELPI offers a unique
responsibilities or driving new growth initiatives for any of the following: opportunity that isn’t
• Large, established companies available anywhere
• Entrepreneurial ventures else. The living group
• Family businesses
environment is essential
• Multinational firms with an increased presence in South Asia
• Nonprofit organizations to truly understanding
• Government agencies, especially those working closely with the the cases and thinking
private sector differently.”

Dr. Kazuhiro Imaie

Managing Director
Hitachi Hi-Rel Power Electronics
Pvt. Ltd., Japan
 OUR FACULTY
SELPI is developed and taught by
a multidisciplinary team of HBS
TACKLE COMPETITIVE CHALLENGES faculty who are skilled educators,
WITH CONFIDENCE. groundbreaking researchers, and
award-winning authors. Through board
Innovative Modular Format memberships, consulting, and field-
Taking place in four modules—two in Boston and two based research, they address the
in Mumbai—SELPI accelerates the transformation of complex challenges facing business
experienced senior executives into capable leaders. Focused leaders across the globe.
on the challenges of greatest concern to corporate leaders
today—across India and around the globe—this program Dennis Campbell
requires just seven weeks away from the office. The unique ACHIEVING SERVICE EXCELLENCE
format maximizes learning and the development of a global
perspective, while minimizing consecutive days away from Rohit Deshpandé
home and work. LEADING AN ACCOUNTABLE
ORGANIZATION

Stimulating Exchange with Executive Peers

A modular program creates the opportunity to build close,
William W. George
BEING AN AUTHENTIC LEADER
trusting relationships with a select group of peer executives
who can understand your challenges—but who are not part
of your organization. Working with a small group throughout
Francesca Gino
BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATOR
the program, you will:

• Gather global insights by working with executives from Sunil Gupta

different countries, cultures, and professional backgrounds DOING BUSINESS IN THE DIGITAL ERA
• Exchange wide-ranging perspectives as you discuss
the next day’s cases and assignments W. Carl Kester
• Complete small group exercises and projects as a team CREATING SHAREHOLDER VALUE
• Give and receive confidential feedback and advice in a
safe environment Joshua D. Margolis
LEADING ORGANIZATION, TEAM, AND SELF
HBS Executive Coaching
Our distinctive coaching method is highly integrated into Ramana Nanda
the program to accelerate both individual and team growth. THINKING LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR

Through one-on-one and group coaching, assessments,

and peer feedback, your professional HBS Executive Coach V.G. Narayanan
can help you realize your true leadership potential. During a DRIVING CORPORATE PERFORMANCE

special “acceleration day,” your coach will help you outline

your personal goals and expectations. Das Narayandas
CREATING CUSTOMER VALUE

V. Kasturi Rangan
BUILDING A BUSINESS AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID

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Stefan H. Thomke
DESIGN THINKING AND INNOVATION

Gunnar Trumbull Hallmark HBS Case Method

UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Pioneered by HBS, the case method engages you in a
dynamic and collaborative process of identifying relevant
Michael L. Tushman issues and applying practical business solutions to your
LEADING BREAKTHROUGH CHANGE own situation and organization.

Value Mapping Strategy Project

Throughout the program, you will have the opportunity
to work on an individual project that addresses a strategic
challenge facing your organization. You will:

• Analyze the value of your offering or business line from

the customer’s perspective
• Compare your offering with those of competitors
• Refine your competitive strategy and develop a short
presentation based on feedback from faculty, peers,
and your personal coach
• Share your Value Mapping Strategy with your organization
and team
• Develop an action plan for driving the changes that will
improve value and increase success

Learning Between Modules

Between intensive in-class modules, you will return to
your workplace and begin to apply your learning. As you
work on sharpening leadership skills, you will have the
opportunity to reflect on your experience, receive feedback
from your boss and colleagues, and bring new insights
back to the classroom.

Global Curriculum—Regional Focus

“Effective global leaders are
The curriculum and cases draw on faculty research
sensitive to variations in
across the globe, including the work of our HBS India
institutional contexts across Research Center (IRC), established in 2006. While
different markets, and they executives from any country may participate, the program’s
location will naturally attract many who are working in
leverage this understanding to
South Asia, affording a valuable opportunity for networking
build a winning global strategy.” within the region.
Krishna G. Palepu
Faculty Chair
Strategic Thinking
 TIME FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.
Four intensive in-class modules—two in Boston and two in Mumbai—include faculty presentations,
case discussions, guest speakers, and skill-building exercises. Through personal coaching and
special projects, you will address leadership challenges facing you and your organization in these
four key areas: strategy, leadership, innovation, and globalization. As you build skill and insight,
you will also build confidence in yourself as a leader and decision-maker.

Imperatives for Today’s Organizations and Leaders

• Look critically at your business as a whole in a global context and cultivate new sources
of value and advantage
• Perform as a leader in a multifaceted role, negotiate effectively and drive changes that
generate performance and shareholder value
Topic 1
• Improve your organization’s ability to innovate and take advantage of changing technologies
• Understand the interconnected global economy and how global conditions affect your company’s
opportunities and challenges
• Negotiate more effectively—in routine situations or in high-stakes deals on which your company’s
future depends

Creating, Capturing, and Measuring Value

• Design sound competitive strategies and growth plans
• Deliver more value to customers—and corporate stakeholders
Topic 2
• Empower employees and align service levels and cultures with strategic choices
• Translate mission and business strategy into comprehensive performance targets and measures
• Balance economic, social, and governance goals while managing risk

Becoming an Agile Leader

• Adapt your leadership style to your organization’s needs while managing competing demands
on your time
Topic 3
• Better manage yourself, your team, and your internal and external networks
• Develop and sustain an empowered, entrepreneurial, and innovative culture
• Embrace the strategic and tactical opportunities presented by new technologies and trends

Leadership
Leadership
and Change
and Change
• Drive
• Drive
the changes
the changes
that align
that align
your your
organization
organization
to achieve
to achieve
strategic
strategic
goalsgoals
whilewhile
improving
improving
accountability
accountability
Topic 4 • Meet
• Meet
your your
organization’s
organization’s
ongoing
ongoing
financial
financial
needs,
needs,
ethical
ethical
obligations,
obligations,
and legal
and legal
requirements
requirements
• Foster
• Foster
effective
effective
teamwork
teamwork
by empowering
by empowering
and inspiring
and inspiring
othersothers
• Lead
• Lead
authentically
authentically
with with
greater
greater
self-awareness,
self-awareness,
emotional
emotional
intelligence,
intelligence,
integrity—and
integrity—and
satisfaction
satisfaction

HBS Alumni Status and Lifelong Learning

Lifelong After completing SELPI, you will become a lifetime member of the global HBS alumni community.
Learning Along with a peerless network, you will have exclusive access to a wealth of resources and support
tools that facilitate lifelong learning, growth, and success.

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 “My thought process and the way
I approach problems has been
completely transformed. I’m
thinking deeper and wider and
from different perspectives now.”

Hardeep Brar
Director and Board Member,
Nissan Motor Corporation, India

LIVING AND LEARNING AT HBS. Private Fitness and Wellness Offerings

When it’s time to balance mind and body, exercise your
You will enter an immersive experience where every aspect
options. In Shad Hall on the HBS Campus, you’ll find
of the learning model and physical environment has been
extensive fitness equipment, indoor and outdoor ball
carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Driven by the
courts, a pool, and classes to suit every need. In Mumbai,
renowned HBS case method, learning takes place on your
enjoy the Taj Land’s End’s spa, pool, and 24-hour
own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom.
fitness center.

Diverse Living Groups

A Stimulating Cultural Setting
At HBS, eight bedrooms—each with a private bath and
From Harvard Square and the vibrant and historic
personal computer/TV—are situated suite style around
Boston-Cambridge area to the breathtaking sea and city
a common living area. HBS carefully selects living group
views of the Taj Land’s End—and everything the thriving
members who span industries, countries, and functions.
metropolis of Mumbai has to offer—you’ll find a rich array
This diversity of perspectives not only enriches your
of cultural attractions to complement your learning.
learning experience but also expands your global network.

Cutting-Edge Classrooms
Our signature HBS amphitheater-style classrooms in Boston
and Mumbai are optimized to engage participants in a
dynamic exchange with HBS faculty and executive peers.
FOR MORE INFORMATION DATES & PROGRAM FEES
FEB–SEP 2022
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Program Fee:
works with Eruditus Executive Education as a
program recruitment partner for the Senior and Service Tax (GST)
Executive Leadership Program—India. Module 1: 27 FEB–04 MAR 2022
Prospective participants with questions on the
program are encouraged to contact Eruditus HBS Campus
Executive Education for further information. Module 2: 10–22 APR 2022
Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India
Email: hbs_selpi@eruditus.com Module 3: 13–24 JUN 2022
Phone: +91 90290 07437 (India) Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India
+971 4430 2011 (Dubai)
Module 4: 21 AUG–02 SEP 2022
HBS Campus

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