This program is based on an integrated approach to leadership that combines behavioural insight, strategic action, stakeholder interaction and change orchestration. The course is structured to teach leaders capable of steering their businesses through crisis by developing essential competencies in organisational change management, influencing without authority and building trust based, resilient high performance cultures. In order to solve contemporary challenges the program ingrains skills like strategic thinking, technology driven transformation and cross functional collaboration.

As per the 2024 findings by Prosci, top notch change management methods can significantly boost rates of project success while those companies that do not have adequate leadership support bear much weaker results. As per research findings, more than 70% of organisational change initiatives prove unsuccessful, while barely one third achieve the desired results. Based on a survey conducted by PwC in 2024, only 34% of employees think their top leaders make suitable efforts to gain trust, proving that leadership is the weakest link toward organisational alignment. This emphasises the significance of strategically shifting with contemporary upskilling and ongoing learning.

Describing the third batch IIM Lucknow's Professors Ashutosh Kumar Sinha and Ajay Singh stated, This program helps professionals shift from reactive management to proactive leadership by grounding their judgements in purpose, empathy and foresight. They equip clients with behavioural insight and strategic tools for influencing across functions, aligning disparate teams and maintaining transformation. In this turbulent time, such competencies are critical to enterprise resilience.

Sridhar Nagarajachar, TimesPro Business Head, opined, Leadership and change management cannot be viewed in isolation anymore.  Workers today need to navigate cross functional complexity, motivate alignment and create impact and yet they need to be flexible.  This course educates students on how to read the complexities of influence, script deliberate change and develop an original leadership style. It equips them to lead and change with confidence.

Seven key modules and an integrative case based pedagogy delivered by IIM Lucknow's outstanding faculty via TimesPro's Direct-to-Device learning platform enhance the learning experience.

The program is open to those who drive innovation, growth or organisational change and is particularly pertinent for C-suite leaders and next-generation founders seeking to drive transformation at scale. A three day campus immersion event at IIM Lucknow boosts participation by encouraging peer-to-peer learning and deeper contemplation.