Maximise your strategic impact    

General Management
Programme

Built for high-calibre executives stepping into enterprise leadership, GMP equips you to think beyond functions, harness the digital economy, and drive organisation-wide impact

Date

Sep 20, 2025 – May 31, 2026

Duration

9 Months

Fees

₹8,75,000 + taxes

Format

On-Campus and Live Online

Programme Overview

Lead Beyond Functional Boundaries    

Today’s business landscape demands leaders who can think across functions, anticipate disruption, and create enterprise-wide value. Functional expertise alone is no longer enough — organisations need executives who can connect strategy, technology, and people to drive transformation.

Reimagine Enterprise Leadership with AI

The General Management Programme (GMP) equips high-calibre executives to step into broader leadership roles. With an integrated AI curriculum, global case studies, and a balance of business foundations and forward-looking insights, GMP prepares you to harness the digital economy, innovate with confidence, and lead strategic growth.

Accelerate Your Leadership Trajectory

Through blended learning, immersive campus modules, and executive coaching, you will sharpen your decision-making, enhance influence, and prepare to make a lasting strategic impact — both in your career and in your organisation.

Programme Highlights

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Campus Immersions at ISB Hyderabad and Mohali
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Live Online Sessions
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MasterClasses
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Panel Discussions
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Business Leadership Challenge

What Sets GMP Apart?

Four core elements that equip senior leaders to think strategically, lead confidently, and drive change.

Multidisciplinary Learning

Build cross-functional expertise across five themes through a blended format that lets you apply learning at work.

CEO Perspectives

Gain real-world insights from a global CEO on trade-offs, strategy execution, and culture.

Executive Coaching

Work with a coach to assess strengths and craft a personalised leadership plan.

Business Leadership Challenge

Tackle a real-world challenge, applying learning to drive innovation and change with peers.

Reimagine How You Think, Lead, and Succeed    

Gain capabilities to lead with clarity, vision, and impact:

  • Shape strategies for complex and uncertain contexts

    Shape strategies for complex and uncertain contexts applying critical thinking to drive decisive outcomes

  • Harness AI for innovation and long-term growth

    Harness AI for innovation and long-term growth integrating digital insights to manage risk and unlock new opportunities

  • Strengthen negotiation, influence and executive presence

    Strengthen negotiation, influence and executive presence to inspire teams and align diverse stakeholders

  • Foster cultures of innovation and transformation

    Foster cultures of innovation and transformation that deliver operational excellence and sustained competitive value

  • Grow as an authentic and purpose-driven leader

    Grow as an authentic and purpose-driven leader through a personalised leadership plan built on empathy and storytelling

For Leaders Ready to Elevate Their Strategic Vision

This programme is designed for high-calibre executives preparing to broaden their influence beyond functional expertise and deliver greater enterprise-wide impact.

Ideal participants include:

  • Senior executives with 10–20 years of experience whose cross-functional responsibilities are expanding

  • Business heads or project leaders managing large teams and preparing for strategic roles

  • Senior functional leaders seeking to move into general management positions

  • Executives with P&L responsibilities looking to strengthen their strategic and leadership toolkit

ISB Executive Alumni Benefits   

On successful completion of this programme, participants gain the ISB Executive Alumni status. The privileges of this exclusive community include:

Programme Certificate

After successful completion of this programme, you will be awarded an ISB Executive Education Certificate, formal recognition of your professional development.

What Participants Say?

Class Profile

Curriculum

  • Establishing a Strategic Foundation: Begin your journey by building a solid understanding of essential business principles, including critical thinking, economics, and accounting, which serve as the bedrock for informed decision-making and leadership effectiveness
  • Enhancing Analytical and Financial Acumen: Gain the ability to analyse economic trends, interpret financial statements, and evaluate organisational performance, equipping you with practical tools to address complex business challenges
  • Leadership Perspectives for a New Economy: Learn from a seasoned leader about navigating opportunities and challenges in an evolving economic landscape, focusing on leadership strategies for innovation, sustainability, and growth
  • Kickstarting the Learning Journey: This module sets the stage for your transformative learning experience, establishing a collaborative and reflective environment to enhance your strategic thinking and leadership capabilities for the phases ahead
  • Leading Organisations in the Age of AI: Build a strategic understanding of AI and its organisational impact. Learn to identify value-creating opportunities, manage technical and ethical risks, and integrate AI into business strategy to drive innovation, cultural change, and long-term growth

  • Building Personal and Team Leadership Excellence: Develop self-awareness and emotional intelligence to lead with authenticity and purpose while fostering high performing and cohesive teams through trust and collaboration
  • Mastering Negotiation and Influence: Acquire advanced negotiation strategies to navigate complex discussions, create win-win outcomes, and enhance your ability to influence stakeholders effectively
  • Shaping a Strategic Leadership Mindset: This module deepens your understanding of leadership as a dynamic and transformative process, equipping you with the skills to lead strategically, align diverse perspectives, and drive impactful outcomes
  • Strategic Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: Learn frameworks and tools for making data-driven and innovative decisions that align with long-term goals, even in uncertain and high-pressure situations
  • Leadership Storytelling for Impact: Learn from a seasoned leader the power of storytelling to communicate vision, inspire action, and create personal connections that resonate with teams and stakeholders alike

  • Mastering Strategic Marketing and Value Creation: Learn how to craft impactful marketing strategies that align with organisational goals and create lasting customer value while leveraging financial acumen to drive profitability and business growth
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making Excellence: Build competency in statistical tools and analytics, enabling you to interpret complex data, uncover actionable insights, and make informed decisions that propel organisational success
  • Enhancing Operational Efficiency in a Digital Landscape: Understand the intricacies of managing supply chains in an increasingly digital and globalised world, ensuring resilience, agility, and operational excellence
  • Leadership Through Crises: Gain insights from a seasoned CEO on navigating strategy execution during times of uncertainty, emphasising adaptability, resilience, and impactful leadership

  • Strategic Leadership for Complexity and Uncertainty: This module equips you with the leadership capabilities needed to thrive in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments, setting the foundation for long-term success
  • Crafting Resilient Strategies for the Digital Era: Develop the ability to design and implement strategies tailored for the digital economy, leveraging technology and innovation to navigate disruption and drive competitive advantage
  • Fostering a Culture of Innovation for Growth: Learn to integrate innovative thinking into business practices, encouraging agility and creativity to fuel organisational growth and sustain relevance in a rapidly changing environment
  • Leadership in Corporate Turnarounds: Gain practical insights from a seasoned leader on how to steer organisations through crises, emphasising the importance of cultural transformation, effective communication, and decisive leadership in preparing for and managing change
  • Embedding Purpose, Values, and Ethics in Strategy: Explore the alignment of corporate purpose with strategic goals, emphasising the role of values, ethics, and environmental and social responsibility in building sustainable and accountable organisations

  • Embedding Customer-Centric Practices: Understand how to prioritise customer needs and expectations to design and execute strategies that deliver superior value and build lasting relationships
  • Harnessing Design Thinking for Innovation: Master design thinking principles to approach problem-solving creatively, fostering innovation and practical solutions that address real-world business challenges
  • Communicating with Impact: Develop storytelling and executive presence skills to convey ideas persuasively, inspire teams, and effectively engage diverse stakeholders in achieving strategic goals
  • Demonstrating Execution Excellence through Final Project Presentations: Conclude the module by presenting your approach and findings, showcasing your ability to apply the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the journey into practical, results-oriented solutions

Elevate Your Strategic Leadership Vision

Starts On Sep 20, 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

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ISB Executive Education programmes are designed to address the learning needs of executives across a swathe of industries, functions, and organisations in the private and public sector. Each programme caters to a distinctive learning need and segment, ranging from early career professionals for certain programmes to senior professionals, including CXOs, founders and board members, for others. Find out more in the “Who Should Attend” section in specific programme pages and brochures.

Programmes combine lectures, case studies, business simulations, small group discussions, action learning projects, role play and other carefully chosen pedagogies to deliver cutting-edge thought leadership and perspectives. The content is taught by World-class resident and visiting faculty, who draw on extensive research expertise in emerging markets, International experience working or consulting with Global organisations, and experience teaching in leading business schools worldwide. They empower executives with globally relevant knowledge and perspectives as well as the ability to contextualise them to their nuanced contexts.

Learn More about the ISB Advantage.

Each participant is awarded a certificate of completion by ISB Executive Education. You will also gain exclusive access to the ISB Executive Network, a community of over 45,000 executives and entrepreneurs.

ISB Executive Alumni status is awarded on successful completion of programme requirements for our Comprehensive Leadership Programmes.

You can get more information about alumni benefits here.

ISB Executive Alumni are eligible for a 20% discount on Executive Education programmes for individuals. ISB PGP and AMP Alumni are eligible for this discount as well.

Members of the ISB Executive Network are also eligible for a 10% discount on Executive Education programmes.

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