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.

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OVERVIEW

Senior Executive Leadership The Senior Executive Leadership

Program—India (SELPI) accelerates the

Program—India
transformation of experienced senior
executives into capable leaders who
can drive business success.

Delivered in a series of modules in Boston

KEY BENEFITS WHO SHOULD ATTEND and Mumbai, this business management
program enables you to become a stronger
Focused on helping businesses in India and The program is designed for experienced senior leader who can design competitive
beyond develop greater leadership capacity, this leaders who are general managers or functional strategies in a global context, promote
intensive program empowers you to look leaders. It is especially relevant for those continuous innovation, and overcome
critically at the business as a whole in order to assuming new responsibilities or driving new obstacles to growth.
build and lead a high-performance organization. growth initiatives within large established
You will emerge better prepared to make the companies, entrepreneurial ventures, family
bold market moves that foster business growth. businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, or
multinational firms with an increased presence
in South Asia.
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OVERVIEW

Global Executive Education “Because the program format

consists of multiple modules over
at Its Best the course of a year, it allows you
to manage it as part of a full-time
career and prepares you to develop
Throughout its modules, the Senior Executive Leadership Program—India can help you take
your leadership skills and your career to the next level. into a well-rounded leader.”
While in Boston, you will stay on the HBS campus, with living quarters and amenities that Radhakrishnan Kodakkal
maximize your comfort while facilitating small-group discussions. Senior Director of Research &
During the program’s Mumbai modules, you will stay at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai, with a view Development, Philips India Ltd.
overlooking the Arabian Sea and the Bandra-Worli Sea Link.

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Participating Companies

Executives from organizations across the region have benefited from

HBS’s Senior Executive Leadership Program—India. These organizations
have included:

Aditya Birla Group IBM

Cisco ITC

Citibank Mahindra & Mahindra

Coca-Cola Microsoft

Deutsche Bank Nestle

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Reliance Industries

Godrej Schlumberger

HDFC Tata Group

Hindustan Unilever Walmart

HSBC Wipro

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OVERVIEW

An Innovative
Modular Format

SELPI’s unique format maximizes learning and the

development of a global perspective while minimizing
consecutive days away from the office.

Three in-person modules presented over seven months in Mumbai,

India, and on the HBS Campus, requiring just seven weeks away
from the office.
• Module 1
(Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India, 2 weeks)
• Module 2
(Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India, 2 weeks)
• Module 3
(HBS Campus, Boston, USA, 3 weeks)

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OVERVIEW

An Exceptional Global
Learning Experience

The innovative and comprehensive curriculum of the Senior Executive Leadership Program—
India will take you beyond business basics to focus on the challenges of greatest concern to
corporate leaders today, across India and the globe.
Intensive in-class modules include faculty presentations, case discussions, guest speakers, and
skill-building exercises. Through personal coaching and special projects, you will address the
leadership challenges facing you and your organization.
Between modules, you will work on an individual strategy project and sharpen your leadership
skills. As you try out new approaches in your workplace, 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.

Key Topics

1 Lead in a Dynamic Global Economy 3 Become a More Agile Leader

2 Deliver Maximum Value 4 Lead Strategic Change Authentically

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THE CURRICULUM

TOPIC 1:

Lead in a
Dynamic Global
Economy

Become an effective global leader

and strategist. Prepare for innovation
and transformation efforts that will
impact your organization now and
into the future.

• Look critically at your business as a whole in

a global context and cultivate new sources of
value and strategic advantage.

• Perform as a leader in a multifaceted role,

negotiating effectively and driving changes that
generate performance and shareholder value.

• 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.

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THE CURRICULUM

TOPIC 2:

Deliver
Maximum Value

Identify approaches to deliver greater

value to customers and stakeholders
and to sustain competitive advantage.
Determine goals and assess performance,
aligning your company’s operations to
achieve its strategic objectives.

• Design effective growth plans.

• Define and execute strong competitive strategies.

• Deliver higher value to customers and corporate

stakeholders.

• Maximize employee empowerment,

accomplishment, and contribution.

• Align service levels and cultures with strategic

choices.

• Make measurement a key part of strategy by

developing comprehensive performance targets.

• Balance economic, social, and governance

goals while managing risk.

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TOPIC 3:

Become a More
Agile Leader

Enhance your personal performance

as a nimble leader and cultivate your
negotiation skills. Explore various
facets of innovation and learn how
open, creative, and exploratory thinking
can contribute to both individual and
organizational success.

• Adapt your leadership style to your

organization’s needs.

• Set priorities as a leader in order to effectively

manage competing demands on your time.

• Better manage yourself, your team, and your

internal and external networks.

• Negotiate more effectively in routine situations

or in high-stakes deals on which your company’s
future depends.

• Establish, promote, and sustain an empowered,

entrepreneurial, and innovative organizational
culture.

• Stay ahead in an era of increasing velocity

of change by identifying new innovations
early and embracing the strategic and tactical 10
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THE CURRICULUM

TOPIC 4:

Lead Strategic
Change
Authentically

Refine leadership strategies and delve

into the nature of authentic, conscientious
leadership, so you can continue to evolve
as a leader throughout your career.

• Lead the changes that align your organization

to achieve high-level strategic goals.

• Create a culture of accountability.

• Deliver on your organization’s ongoing financial

needs, ethical obligations, and legal requirements.

• Foster an environment conducive to teamwork

by empowering and inspiring others.

• Lead authentically with greater self-awareness,

emotional intelligence, integrity, and satisfaction.

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CALENDAR

A Typical Week This consolidated week-at-a-glance is representative of several past SELPI

sessions. Topics, times, and events are subject to change.
CLASS GUIDE To learn more about the full range of topics covered in this program,
please visit www.exed.hbs.edu/selpi.
Classroom Sessions Discussion Groups Break/Meal

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

7:00 – 8:45 AM 7:00 – 8:45 AM 7:00 – 8:45 AM 7:00 – 8:45 AM 7:00 – 8:00 AM
Breakfast and Breakfast and Breakfast and Breakfast and Breakfast
Discussion Groups Discussion Groups Discussion Groups Discussion Groups
8:00 – 9:30 AM
Case Discussion: Your Role in
9:00 – 10:30 AM 9:00 – 10:30 AM 9:00 – 10:30 AM 9:00 – 10:30 AM Financial Reporting
Case Discussion: Case Discussion: Managing Lecture: Managing Teams Case Discussion: 9:30 – 10:00 AM
Leading the Organization Product Profitability and Leadership Style Control Systems Break
10:00 – 11:30 AM
10:30 – 11:00 AM 10:30 – 11:00 AM 10:30 – 11:00 AM 10:30 – 11:00 AM In-Class Multimedia Video:
Break Break Break Break Leader as Beacon

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Case Discussion: Managing Lecture: Managing Customer Case Discussion: Managing Lecture:
Self and Organization Profitability Teams and Leadership Style Control Systems

12:30 – 1:45 PM 12:30 – 1:45 PM 12:30 – 1:45 PM 12:30 – 1:45 PM

Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

2:00 – 3:30 PM 2:00 – 3:30 PM 2:00 – 3:30 PM 2:00 – 3:30 PM

Free Time Case Discussion: Financial Reading: Reading: Case Discussion: Leading
Statement Analysis Leader as Architect Corporate Governance the Team in Turbulence

3:30 – 4:00 PM 3:30 – 4:00 PM 3:30 – 4:00 PM 3:30 – 4:00 PM

Break Break Break Break

4:00 – 5:30 PM 4:00 – 5:30 PM 4:00 – 5:30 PM 4:00 – 5:30 PM

Case Discussion: Case Discussion: Managing Office Hours Workshop: Equipping Self and
Capitalizing vs. Expensing Self and Organization Team Resilience
5:00 – 6:30 PM
5:30 – 6:00 PM 5:30 – 6:00 PM 5:30 – 6:00 PM 5:30 – 6:00 PM
Case Discussion:
Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time
Cash vs. Accruals

6:00 – 7:30 PM 6:00 – 7:30 PM 6:00 – 7:30 PM 6:00 – 7:00 PM

6:30 – 7:00 PM
Discussion Groups Discussion Groups Discussion Groups Discussion Groups
Networking Reception
7:00 – 8:00 PM 7:00 – 7:30 PM
Dinner Reception
7:30 – 9:00 PM 7:30 – 9:00 PM 7:30 – 9:00 PM 7:30 – 9:00 PM
8:00 – 10:00 PM
Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
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SPECIAL PROGRAM FEATURES

Change the Way You See the World,

the Opportunities Awaiting You, and Yourself

HBS EXECUTIVE COACHING 360-DEGREE ASSESSMENT

Our distinctive coaching method is highly integrated into the program Using the 360-degree leadership assessment tool as a starting point, your
to accelerate both individual and team growth. Through one-on-one and personal coach will work closely with you to identify your strengths, target areas
group coaching, your professional coach can help you realize your true for improvement, and help you develop a personal action plan for ongoing
leadership potential. development.

VALUE MAPPING STRATEGY PROJECT

Throughout the program, you will work on an individual project addressing a
strategic challenge facing your organization. You will consider value from the
customer’s perspective, compare your own offering with those of competitors,
refine your strategy, and develop an action plan for driving the changes that will
improve value and sustain success.
“This program LIVING/LEARNING GROUP WORK
has taught me to A year-long program creates the opportunity to build close, trusting
practice leadership, relationships with a small, diverse group of peer executives who can understand
your challenges—but are not part of your organization.
strategy, and
innovation HALLMARK HBS CASE METHOD

using a unique Pioneered by HBS, the case method engages you in a dynamic and collaborative
process of identifying relevant issues and applying practical business solutions
and effective to your own situation and organization.
approach.”
SELF-PACED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING COURSE
Rachita Atal Between modules one and two, you will engage in an online course to deepen
President and Director, your understanding of key accounting concepts. Working at your own pace,
Pentaur Technology Pvt. you’ll enhance your ability to perform and oversee essential accounting tasks—
Ltd., India from constructing cash flow statements to evaluating the financial health of
investment opportunities.
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ALUMNI STATUS AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Welcome to One of When you complete SELPI, you will become a member of the HBS
the World’s Most Powerful alumni network and gain exclusive access to an array of resources
and tools that facilitate lifelong learning, growth, and success.
Business Networks
THE HBS ALUMNI NETWORK HBS PUBLISHING ALUMNI PLUS PROGRAM
Tap into a vast global community of more than 85,000 MBA and Executive Receive a 20 percent discount on regularly priced items, including HBS Press
Education alumni in 160 countries. books, Harvard Business Review article reprints, and cases (subscriptions
not included).
HBS EMAIL ADDRESS
BAKER LIBRARY/BLOOMBERG CENTER SERVICES
Your lifelong HBS email address helps you stay connected to HBS and
fellow alumni. Access a comprehensive online collection of curated business research resources,
available to you from anywhere in the world. The resources have been chosen
HBS ALUMNI CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS specifically for HBS alumni to support your professional development, business
Connect with members of more than 100 alumni clubs, shared interest development, career planning, and business research.
groups, and affiliates worldwide at business, learning, social, and
community service events. PROGRAMS DISCOUNT
As an alumnus, you will be eligible for a 30 percent discount on future HBS
Executive Education programs that you attend.

“The people sitting with you have very different

perspectives, which helps broaden your own way of
viewing things. It’s very enriching and very meaningful.”
Raunak Varma
Vice President & Country Manager
(India & SAARC), CNH Industrial, India

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 HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

A Learning Experience
Unlike Any Other

Every year, executives from around the world turn to HBS Executive Education to
propel their careers, ignite their passions, and reach their most ambitious goals.

Here, you will be fully immersed in a unique In the evening, you’ll continue the conversation
living-and-learning experience with other top with your fellow participants in our unique
executives from leading companies around on-campus living groups, over meals, during off-
the world. campus outings, and in other social settings.

Led by our world-renowned faculty, our Beyond the daily interactions with professors
“This program helped me establish a global curriculum is designed to give you the and peers, another critical part of the HBS
knowledge and skills you need to overcome experience is the ability to step back from your
new network made up of business real-world business challenges and lead with day-to-day routine and reflect on where you’ve
leaders who are already based in India greater purpose by questioning assumptions, been and where you want to take your career.
disrupting usual ways of doing business, and
and others who are trying to expand introducing unexpected ways of thinking. It’s a unique and holistic approach to
into India.” professional and personal development
During the day, you’ll take part in dynamic that many of our alumni and participants
Dr. Kazuhiro Imaie lectures, case discussions, and exercises. have called a life-changing experience.
Managing Director, Hitachi Hi-Rel Power
Electronics Pvt. Ltd., India

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HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

“By attending this program, CEOs prepare to take their companies to the next level and
make them more successful globally.”

SELPI Faculty Krishna G. Palepu

Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration
Faculty Chair, SELPI

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HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
Dennis W. Campbell V.G. Narayanan
Dwight P. Robinson, Jr. Professor Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor
of Business Administration of Business Administration

SELPI Faculty
Michael Chu Das Narayandas
Executive Fellow, Edsel Bryant Ford Professor
Harvard Business School of Business Administration

Aiyesha Dey Meg Rithmire

James R. Williston Professor James E. Robison Professor
of Business Administration of Business Administration

Sunil Gupta Scott A. Snook

Edward W. Carter Professor Executive Fellow,
of Business Administration Harvard Business School

Victoria Ivashina
Stefan H. Thomke
Lovett-Learned Professor of Business
William Barclay Harding Professor
Administration, Anne and James F.
of Business Administration
Rothenberg Faculty Fellow

Michael L. Tushman
Hubert Joly Baker Foundation Professor,
Senior Lecturer of Bussiness Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class
Administration of 1942 Professor of Business
Administration, Emeritus

Joshua D. Margolis Ashley V. Whillans

James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Volpert Family Associate Professor
Professor of Business Administration of Business Administration

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THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

From case study discussions and small-group projects to

In a Class of Its Own

simulations and dynamic lectures, at HBS, you’ll have ample
opportunities to deepen your knowledge, broaden your skill set,
and collaborate with your peers.

EXCEPTIONAL GROUP OF GLOBAL PEERS COLLABORATIVE LIVING GROUPS

At HBS, your fellow participants are as important to your learning experience While on campus at HBS, you will be placed with a carefully selected living group
as the faculty. Nowhere else can you collaborate with such a diverse and of peers whose members span industries, countries, and functions. You will
accomplished group of global executives. Over the course of each program, continue to work with this group in Mumbai. This diversity of perspectives
you will develop personal and professional bonds that often last a lifetime. enriches your learning experience and expands your global network.

RENOWNED FACULTY ACTIONABLE LEARNING

Every program is led by full-time HBS faculty who are engaged with companies Our global curriculum is designed to address real-world challenges. Participants
across the globe and draw on real-world experience, extensive research, and return to their companies with the skills, mindset, and confidence they need to
proven frameworks to disrupt your way of thinking. immediately apply what they’ve learned and deliver impact to the business.

DISTINCTIVE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES GLOBAL APPROACH TO BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Our programs ensure that you’re a leader—not an observer. Through case Our programs provide insights into global business practices gained from our 14
studies, lectures, business simulations, and small-group discussions, you’ll gain research centers and offices around the world, where the top minds in business,
strategies, tools, and insights to solve your most challenging problems. government, and higher education collaborate on groundbreaking research.

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THE LIVING EXPERIENCE

Inspired Living for

Inspired Learning

The importance of the HBS community can’t be overstated. Every aspect of

your stay—the living arrangements, recreational facilities, and community
activities—encourages peer-to-peer interactions that are the heart of every
great HBS Executive Education experience.

IN-REGION EXPERIENCE
During in-region modules, participants will stay in hotels of international standing as they explore
their surrounding locales around the world. Accommodations are carefully selected to provide
participants with a premium experience while they immerse themselves in their program. This
includes catered meals that accommodate all dietary restrictions and preferences. No matter
where your program takes you, you’ll feel right at home.

FITNESS AT HBS
Keep up your routine—or find a new one—at our world-class fitness center. With state-of-the-art
equipment, a swimming pool, game courts, spa amenities, and access to our team of personal
trainers and nutritionists, you can truly nourish body and mind at HBS.

HISTORIC AND CULTURAL HUB

The HBS campus is located in the heart of historic Cambridge and is adjacent to downtown
Boston—one of the world’s most historically and culturally rich cities. You’ll find a vast array of
arts, music, sports, dining, shopping, and other activities, all quickly and easily accessible from
campus.

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 DATES AND PROGRAM FEES
Dates: Jan 12 – Sep 11, 2026 Program Fee: ₹44,00,000
Plus Goods and Service Tax (GST)

Module 1 Dates: Jan 12 – 23, 2026 Module 1: Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India
Module 2 Dates: Apr 13 – 24, 2026 Module 2: Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India
Module 3 Dates: Aug 23 – Sep 11, 2026 Module 3: HBS Campus, Boston, USA

REGIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

Programs that deliver a global curriculum presented through a regional lens.
Participants split time between the HBS campus in Boston and a location in the region.
Africa | China | India | Middle East

EXPLORE OUR TOPIC-FOCUSED PROGRAMS

Offering 50+ intensive programs that explore specific topics in depth.

• Board Governance • Finance • Innovation • Negotiation & Decision-Making

• Digital Transformation • General Management • Leadership • Social Enterprise & Nonprofits
• Family Enterprise • Health Care • Marketing & Sales • Strategy

TALK WITH A PROGRAM ADVISOR

For a personalized consultation, contact a member
of our Program Advising Team.
www.exed.hbs.edu/selpi
Email: executive_education@hbs.edu
Phone: 1.800.427.5577
(Outside the United States, call: 1.617.495.6555)

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