Leading Businesses Through Macroeconomic Uncertainty – A practical Playbook [Batch-1]

This executive education programme is designed specifically for professionals who do not have formal training in finance or economics, but who increasingly face decisions shaped by interest rates, currency movements, and global financial shocks. Rather than teaching economics as an academic subject, the programme focuses on building intuition, confidence, and practical judgment. Participants learn how to interpret macro signals, understand how these forces affect firm performance, and respond strategically at the boardroom level.

The programme is delivered over three days, with each session combining conceptual discussion and applied business examples.

Day 1: Understanding the Macro Environment

Focus: What is happening in the global and domestic economy, and why it matters for business leaders.

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Participants build a simple macro monitoring framework using a small set of indicators they can realistically follow.

Day 2: How Macro Shocks Affect the Firm

Focus: Translating macro movements into balance-sheet and profit-and-loss impact.

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Examples of Indian companies and past crisis episodes are used throughout to anchor learning in real-world experience.

Day 3: Strategic Responses and Decision-Making

Focus: What leaders can realistically do in response to macro uncertainty.

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The programme concludes with an applied exercise where participants reflect on their own firm or sector.

The programme follows a simple, intuitive learning journey:

Intuition-first, narrative-based instruction

This programme is designed for:

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to: