CLIMB: Building Capability For Leadership Transitions

What is common between Hardik Pandya, the Indian cricketer; Cyrus Mistry, the former chairperson of Tata Group; Tim Cook, the current CEO of Apple?Extremely competent, skillful and resilient(Talent)Multiple successful leadership stints(Experience)Knew the company and organization(Context)They clearly ticked the above three criteria often applied while selecting or promoting an individual for a bigger role. But then, they struggled, and their struggles became topic of public discussion.Most leaders, face similar challenges as they advance in their career into higher and more complex roles. Many transition throw up tough challenges for the transitioning leader and for the key stakeholders.It is ironical then, that while companies invest a lot of time and money to secure the right candidate, they work with the 3 myths of:Has-Talent, Is-Experienced and Has-Context Knowledgeand leave the leaders to fend on their own through the transition. Some take-off well, while many struggle for long periods, causing severe damage to the organization.A large void exists when it comes to supporting a new leader in transition through a well-established framework that goes beyond induction and acclimatisation a practical framework that engages not just the leader but also key stakeholders to build a common ground to aid a smooth take-off.This Executive Education Programme aims to fill this void.

CLIMB is designed to provide both leaders-in-transition and HR leaders with a framework to understand and navigate leadership transitions.PROGRAMME OBJECTIVESThe CLIMB programme has three major objectives:Build awarenessof inherent opportunities and challenges in leadership transitionsSensitize participantsto the capabilities needed for leadership transitionsProvide trainingin learning framework and tools for managing leadership transitions more effectivelyQUESTIONS THAT NEED ANSWERSThe Programme willhelp transitioning leaders answer questionslike:What are their biggest transition challenges?How do their strengths, weaknesses leadership style apply to transition situation?What do they need to learnunlearn?What softhard skills do they need to build?How and where should they allocate their time?What leadership style should they adopt?What kind of team do they need to build?What relationships do they need to build?What does success look like in the short-term as well as long-term and how would they achieve it?

The3-day residential programmewill leverage thought provoking case studies and rich experiences of participants through group work, exercises and discussions to facilitate application of learnings.Almost two-thirds of the programme is designed to discuss and apply practical frameworks and toolkits which the participants will be able to directly use at their job.PROGRAMME MODULESDay 1: Thursday, September 25, 2025Modules 1-2:The Leadership Transition ConundrumModule 3:Reflections - Personal Transition ExperiencesModule 4:Introduction to the CLIMB frameworkGuest Session:Interaction with a seasoned professionalDay 2: Friday, September 26, 2025Modules 5-6:Case Study: Zeroing onto Transition ChallengesModules 7-8:Learning the CLIMB ToolsModule 9:Understanding the CLIMB MindsetDay 3: Saturday, September 27, 2025Modules 10-11:Case Study: Solving the Transition PuzzleModule 12:Self-Diagnosis Planning Your Transition