Indian School of Business

Advanced General Management Programme

Indian School of Business

General Management

About Programme

The Advanced General Management Programme prepares high-potential mid-career executives to move beyond functional expertise and step into broader business leadership roles. Designed for professionals ready to take on cross-functional and general management responsibilities, the programme builds strategic judgement, integrative thinking, and execution capability. Participants learn to connect markets, capital, operations, technology, and people - and translate that perspective into decisions and outcomes that create measurable business impact.

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in Asia (FT Global MBA Ranking 2026)

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in Asia (FT Executive Education Open Ranking 2025)

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Programmes delivered

70K

Leaders nurtured

Programme Content

The curriculum unfolds across four phases and ten modules, progressing from cross-functional foundations to integrated general management thinking.

Module 1: Managerial Judgment, Economics and Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Evaluate decisions under uncertainty by recognising cognitive biases and structural constraints

Construct decision frames that hold up under peer and leadership scrutiny

Differentiate between situations that call for analytical rigour and those that require judgement under incomplete information

Module 2: Cross-Functional Value Creation: Markets, Capital and Operations

Integrate perspectives across marketing, finance, and operations to assess business problems as a system

Analyse the knock-on effects of functional decisions on value creation across the organisation

Justify resource and trade-off choices using cross-functional logic rather than departmental reasoning

Module 3: Corporate Strategy and Competitive Advantage

Assess your organisation's strategic position using industry structure, capabilities, and competitive logic

Compare growth, diversification, and positioning choices against criteria for strategic coherence

Recommend resource-allocation decisions that build durable advantage

Module 4: Strategy in the Digital Economy: AI, Platforms and Business Model Innovation

Evaluate AI and platform dynamics through a business lens to identify genuine competitive shifts in your industry

Design business model adaptations that respond to digital disruption, ecosystem competition, and data strategy

Distinguish between digital opportunities that create real value and those that generate noise

Alumni Benefits

Community and Network Access

As an ISB Executive Alumni, participants gain access to the Executive Alumni portal and the ISB Executive Network LinkedIn group, fostering continued connection and engagement within a distinguished professional community.

Professional Recognition and Support

Participants receive official ISB Executive Alumni credentials, including a dedicated ISB email ID, and retain access to the ISB Executive Education support team via email for ongoing assistance and engagement.

Learning and Knowledge Resources

Executive Alumni may access curated newsletters, select ISB research, and institutional knowledge resources upon request, supporting continued learning beyond the programme.

Beyond the Classroom

Alumni are eligible to participate in masterclasses led by ISB faculty and industry experts and receive benefits, including a 10% programme fee benefit on ISB Executive Education programmes and a 20% programme fee benefit on ISB Online programmes.

Programme Audience

Is This Programme For You?
The programme is ideal for high-potential mid-career executives ready to step into broader business and general management roles:
Functional leaders moving into cross-functional or general management roles
Mid-level executives with growing cross-functional responsibilities, including Senior Managers, AVPs, GMs, and Functional Heads
Business unit contributors preparing for PL ownership, including Product, Business, and Regional Leaders
Entrepreneurs and second-generation business leaders seeking structured general management capability
Programme Eligibility:
Professionals holding a graduate or equivalent diploma qualification (1023) from a recognised university, with 6 years of work experience.

Programme Benefits

Key Takeaways
The programme equips you to:
Think across functions and evaluate decisions through multiple stakeholder and value-creation lenses
Navigate ambiguity and competing priorities with greater confidence and analytical rigour
Lead organisations and drive change with influence, credibility, and execution discipline
Build readiness for broader mandates, including business leadership and PL-linked roles

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