Understanding Bhagavad Gita: A Journey Towards Leadership Excellence

Start Date: Nov 8, 2023 End Date: Nov 10, 2023
Last Date for Application: October 25, 2023 Last Date for Early Bird: October 18, 2023
Programme Fee: 85000 INR

Plus, GST

Early Bird Fee: 79050 INR

Plus, GST

The Bhagavad Gita is one of the great Indian works in terms of literature and philosophy. As an ancient Indian scripture, it provides many ways to explore contemporary management concepts, conflicts, dilemmas, and trade-offs in business.

Lessons from Bhagavad Gita suggest powerful ways to promote management practices that are consistent with business model and yet ethical. This course is focused on early reflections on those learnings. The course will also enable participants to develop competence to face challenging times in their career with aplomb and confidence. The programme aims to sensitise them on ways to develop themselves into effective leaders in the corporate world.

For more information or any questions, contact Ms. Vidya Kadamberi: vidya-exed@iima.ac.in, +91 70690 74821

The course is designed with the following objectives and learning outcomes:

  • Gain insights into ethics and values to promote meaningful impact in organisations.
  • Develop insights into how to make effective choices.
  • Strengthen concepts of contemporary management and value-based leadership.
  • Develop an understanding about leadership excellence.
  • Acquire insights about how to lead a life with excellence and happiness.

The key areas to be covered during the programme include:

  • Values and ethics – Lessons from Bhagavad Gita
  • Understanding behavioural orientation
  • Understanding role, role conflict and outcome
  • Essence of leadership excellence
  • Managing self – A journey towards excellence and happiness

The programme will include a mix of pedagogies including case discussion, video films and discussions.

The programme is intended for professionals and aspiring learners who would want to learn management techniques in decision making, leadership, motivation, strategy planning, negotiation, persuasion and building teams.

The applicants to the programme should have more than 5 years of work experience.

Faculty Chair

Sunil Maheshwari

Programme Faculty



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