It is imperative that the world acknowledge the benefits of having more women in leadership roles and make a commitment to achieving this goal, but it is equally crucial that women must speak out, act, and do so to hold their proper positions at all levels of society. For all the female workers out there, who want to succeed as managers, owners of family businesses, and even entrepreneurs, IIM Calcutta offers the Transitioning into Leadership: A Programme for Women Executives (TLPWE).
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This one-year online programme teaches participants about the transition of women in organisations from managerial to leadership roles, as well as theoretical and applied managerial skills in a variety of executive dimensions such as leadership vision, self-exploration, understanding, skills, applications, and articulation.
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Female professionals with a minimum of 5 years of full-time work experience and a Graduate or Postgraduate degree with at least 50% marks in their latest qualification.
*Internships and trainee experiences will not be considered in full-time work experience.
3+3 Days campus immersion at IIM Calcutta
Enhance leadership and managerial skills
Network and Learn with peers who share your challenges
Earn IIM Calcutta’s Executive Alumni status
Master influence in male-dominated spaces
Lead with confidence, purpose, and presence
Module 1: Women in Management
Module 2: Leading and Managing Teams
Module 3: A Bird’s Eye View of Organisational Functions
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Module 4: Managing in a Digital Age
Module 5: Leadership Communication
Module 6: Legal and Human Resource Perspectives
(4 sessions)
Module 7: Working Women in Emerging Markets
(4 sessions)
Module 8: Building One’s Leadership Potential
(4 sessions)
Module 9: Strategic Leadership
(5 sessions)
Campus Visit
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*Modules/courses are subject to change
Note: *All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of IIM Calcutta.
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Prof. Nimruji Prasad obtained her Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur and an MBA from IRMA. At IIM Calcutta, she teaches courses on Organisational Behaviour, Organisation Structure and Design, Power and Politics, Organising Work, Qualitative Research Methods, Post and Decolonial Management across various programmes of IIM Calcutta. She was the Division Co-chair of Critical Management Studies of the Academy of Management for 2016–17 – the first Indian resident to be elected to a leadership position at the Academy. Her research works in post-colonial management studies, power, organisation design, and CSR have been published widely and have won several awards and recognitions.
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She has authored the book ‘Indian Business: Notions and Practices of Responsibility’ (2017). She has edited (singly and or with co-editors) several books such as Business Storytelling and Postcolonialism (in press); Managing the post-colony: Focus on South Asia (in press); Workers and Margins: Understanding Erasures and Opportunities (2019); and Governance, Resistance, and the Post-colonial State: Management and State Building (2017). She is also the co-editor of the Springer Nature book series, Managing the Post-colony.
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Dr. Nandita Roy teaches communication at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. Her research is multidisciplinary, focusing on the intersection of technology, storytelling, and new media, with a special emphasis on video games. Her work has been published in journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics and Philosophy of Management, among others. She has also received awards from the Academy of Management for her research.
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Her academic training in qualitative research methods within the humanities and new media, combined with her experience in the media and communications industry, informs her understanding of critical theory, technology, and new media. She seeks to better understand how these intersecting areas can contribute to creating a more creative, diverse, and inclusive business environment.
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