Chief Executive Officer Programme (Batch 6)

Amidst market volatility, geopolitical tensions and disruptive business models, a pioneering opportunity awaits today’s CEOs: to go beyond weathering the present inflationary and recessionary storm and boldly redefine market paradigms. The 2023 Gartner CEO Survey shows the recent short-term reactivity giving way to relative stability, allowing leaders to return to long-term planning. Close to 50% of CEOs cite growth as their top priority, with a focus on the next three- to seven-year strategy. At the same time, profitability and productivity are also key, with 34% of CEOs strongly pursuing tech-related investments in analytics, AI and automation to unearth next-level productivity and bottom-line gains. In other words, modern CEOs want to aim for the stars with business growth and profitability at the forefront, while keeping both feet on the ground.

To enable modern-day CEOs, transformative journey, IIM Kozhikode has launched its

Chief Executive Officer Programme.

An orbit-shifting journey, it equips leaders with the strategic and innovative acumen to steer their ships towards long-term success in an ever-evolving business landscape. The programme delves into CEO essentials: financial strategies, supply chain excellence, brand leadership and innovative technologies including AI and generative AI. Participants also learn ‘ace up the sleeve’ CEO skills: negotiation, conflict resolution, crisis leadership and global market strategies. Add corporate governance, cyber security and sustainability and you can aim to drive transformation that seizes the present and secures the future. Participants will also gain global advantage through two online certificate courses from Kellogg Executive Education: AI Strategies for Business Transformation and Business Strategies for Growth: Fewer, Bigger, Bolder.

How will the learning experience be for modules by IIM Kozhikode (IIMK)?

There will be weekly live online lectures conducted by IIMK faculty spread across four pillars for a duration of around 8.5 months. The learning experience will include rich discussions with eminent faculty and seasoned peers, case-based learning, structured insights from industry practitioners, hands-on business simulations and guided capstone project work.

MODULES BY IIMK

MODULE 1: DRIVING BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

The role of CEO

India growth story

Impactful Communication

Understanding financial statements

Driving financial performance metrics

Corporate valuation

Corporate restructuring strategies and MA

High performing investing decisions

Brand strategy essentials

Brand management tactics

Supply chain landscape and dynamics

Orchestrating supply chain excellence

Customer-centric competitive strategies

MODULE 2: DIGITAL GROWTH AND INNOVATION PROWESS

Innovation ecosystem

Digital transformation strategies

Platform strategies for leaders

Technology and AI-led transformation strategies

The CEOs playbook for geoeconomic resilience

MODULE 3: INFLUENTIAL LEADERSHIP DYNAMICS

Business leadership workshop

Mastering executive presence

Strategic negotiations

Generative AI as a CEOs growth multiplier: From efficiency to strategic advantage Decision intelligence: Embedding science and simulation into CEO decision-making

Boardroom leadership, influencing stakeholders and building trust and C-suite collaboration Managing partnershipsalliances

Crisis management and safeguarding reputation

Change management and execution

MODULE 4: TRANSFORMING THE ORGANISATION

Building a growth-oriented culture

Organisational development

Responsible stewarding in the age of stakeholder capitalism and AI

Beyond ESG: Competing through regenerative and net-positive business models Corporate governance and compliance

The age of agentic enterprises: Reimagining strategy, scale and speed with autonomous AI The geoeconomics of technology: Competing for power, talent and supply chains