Advanced Programme in Strategy & Leadership (Batch 17)
Navigate Complexity. Lead with Strategic Clarity.
Duration
8 months
Eligibility
7+ years of experience
Program Fees
4,38,000 + GST
Class Timings
Live online sessions every Friday (6 PM to 9 PM)
Duration:8 Months
5-day on-campus module
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Programme Overview
Strategic leadership is critical in today’s volatile business environment, requiring leaders to navigate geopolitical uncertainty, intensifying global competition, and rapid technological disruption while making value-driven, growth-oriented decisions. The APSL programme focuses on sharpening strategic thinking, translating strategy into execution excellence, and building the influence and executive presence needed to lead complex, multi-stakeholder organizations. The course emphasizes understanding the societal, institutional, and regulatory contexts that frame strategic action, promoting outcomes that benefit both firm and society while equipping leaders for AI-driven transformation and innovation-led growth.
Law as a strategic advantage — Equips professionals to use corporate and business law not just for compliance, but as a tool for competitive edge and market positioning.
Navigating complex legal structures — Builds clarity on the intricate, multifaceted modern legal landscape that businesses must operate within.
Informed decision-making — Prepares participants to guide organizational decisions with legal insight, safeguarding business interests at every step.
Building robust legal frameworks — Develops the practical knowledge needed to design and implement strong legal frameworks within organizations.
Programme Objective
- Build strategic legal acumen — Develop the ability to leverage corporate and business law as a strategic tool for competitive advantage, not just regulatory compliance.
- Decode complex legal frameworks — Gain a working understanding of the intricate, multifaceted structures governing modern business and corporate law.
- Strengthen decision-making capability — Equip participants to guide critical business decisions with sound legal judgment, minimizing risk and safeguarding organizational interests.
- Shape and protect market position — Learn to use legal knowledge to effectively shape markets and secure a competitive upper hand.
- Design robust legal frameworks — Develop the practical skills to create and implement strong legal structures within their own organizations.
What Does This Programme Cover?
- Sharpening Strategic Thinking capabilities
- Geopolitical uncertainty and strategic choices
- Industry analysis and competitive positioning/competitive advantage
- Blue Ocean Strategy
- Platform and ecosystem models
- Corporate strategy and resource allocation in multi-business settings
- Structures and incentive designing for execution excellence
- Organizational renewal and strategy change
- Building agility and adaptiveness in organizations
- Leading large-scale change
- Executive communication
- Influencing without authority
- Negotiation and conflict management
- Boardroom communication
- Leading cross-functional teams
- AI strategy for enterprises
- Digital transformation frameworks
- Data-driven decision-making
- Automation and workforce redesign
- Cybersecurity and digital resilience
- • Design thinking
- • Business model innovation
- • Corporate entrepreneurship
- • Scaling innovation
- • Financing and governing innovation
- Digital transformation
- AI strategy
- Growth strategy
- Market entry
- Organizational turnaround
- Leadership transformation
- Innovation strategy
Programme Benefits
- Strategic edge in business decisions — Walk away equipped to use legal knowledge as a competitive lever, not just a compliance checkbox, in every major business call.
- Confidence to navigate complexity — Gain the clarity to move through intricate corporate and business law structures without depending entirely on external counsel.
- Enhanced credibility and career growth — Stand out as a professional who bridges legal and business strategy, a rare and increasingly valued skill set in leadership roles.
- Stronger organizational safeguards — Learn to proactively identify legal risks and build frameworks that protect your organization’s interests before issues arise.
- A powerful professional network — Connect with peers, faculty, and industry practitioners who bring real-world legal and business perspectives to the table.
Fee Structure
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Programme Directors
Prof. Ramya T Venkateswaran
Programme DirectorAn Associate Professor of Strategic Management at IIM Calcutta, she holds a Fellowship from IIM Bangalore and a BTech from Regional Engineering College Calicut. Her research has won awards, including Best Paper at the Indian Academy of Management 2020 conference. She consults on strategic thinking, multinational entry strategy, and cross-cultural impacts on strategic decision-making.
Prof. Biswatosh Saha
Programme DirectorA Professor of Strategic Management at IIM Calcutta, he holds a PhD from IIMC and a BTech from IIT Kharagpur. He has taught postgraduate courses like Strategic Management, International Management, and Managing Innovation, along with a doctoral course on Strategy as Practice. He has co-authored several books and journals used as key resources across premier B-schools. His research interests include postcolonial and critical management studies, Strategy as Practice, the digital economy, and complexity.
Learn at your own pace
You Invest
INR 3,90,000 + GST
Pay in
4 Easy Installments
Duration
6 Months
Admission Closes on
30-Sep-26
Commencement
5th March 2027
Convenient Timings
Friday, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
About IIM Calcutta
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) was established as the first national institute for Post-Graduate studies and Research in Management by the Government of India in November 1961, in collaboration with the Alfred P. Sloan School of Management (MIT), the Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation, and Indian industry. Over the decades, IIM Calcutta has blossomed into one of the Asia Pacific region’s premier business schools and among the top 3 business schools in India.
IIM Calcutta is the first triple-accredited management school from India, holding accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). It has played a pioneering role in professionalizing Indian management through its Post Graduate and Doctoral level programmes, Executive Training Programmes, and Research and Consulting activities.
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