INSEAD Leadership Programme for Senior Executives (ILPSE) – India

Become an impactful leader
    Work Experience

    Tuition Fee Benefit: US$6,000 This benefit is only available to participants who apply on or before 25 June 2025 at 04:59 AM

    Shape your future—and your company’s success

    The INSEAD Leadership Programme for Senior Executives (ILPSE) – India is a one-year part-time general management and business leadership programme. Now in its 13th year, ILPSE offers an integrated approach to general management that combines the imagination and creativity of entrepreneurship with the strong functional focus of operating managers. With an extraordinary record of success, this transformative programme will prepare you for senior management roles and provide a timely boost for your career.

    While the programme is designed specifically for the Indian context, it equips participants with a wider global perspective that is crucial in today’s interconnected business world.

    The programme brings an outstanding peer group, immersions across INSEAD’s global campuses and tailored career support.

    A journey that redefines leadership

    INSEAD ILPSE Programme Overview Video

      Why should you consider the programme?

      This transformative learning experience will enable you to:

      • Enhance your general management skills by gaining in-depth perspectives on functional areas, strategic thinking and business leadership skills.

      • Deepen your leadership capabilities through experiential modules on personal leadership, 360-degree feedback and assessments, one-on-one coaching and a leadership action plan.

      • Analyse global case studies and real-world examples for valuable insights into international business practices and trends.

      • Broaden your horizons with week-long immersions at INSEAD's global hubs near Paris and in Singapore and Mumbai for an exceptional international educational experience.

      • Learn from over 19 world-class faculty and guest speakers and leverage INSEAD's global thought leadership.

      • Apply the learnings to your workplace through a comprehensive action plan and application assignments, throughout the 12 months of the programme.

      • Develop an enriching network by being a part of the over 67,000-strong worldwide INSEAD alumni community.

      • Graduate with INSEAD alumni status and become eligible to join national alumni associations across the globe.

      Comprehensive curriculum

      The design and curriculum of the ILPSE are derived from INSEAD’s extensive experience, recognising that a participant’s success hinges on the mastery of three key dimensions of leadership – leading self, leading teams and leading organisations.

      Leading Self

      Self-awareness plays a pivotal role in the journey of personal growth and development. Accomplished leaders possess a profound understanding of their identity and motivations, allowing them to govern themselves adeptly and engage others productively. This pillar of the programme focuses on providing participants with the tools for introspection, feedback solicitation and cultivation of a personal leadership agenda. These tools empower participants to challenge themselves and be an effective leader.

      Leading Teams

      Progress in a participant’s journey requires transitioning from being a successful individual contributor to a leader who can successfully motivate and manage their teams to generate collective success for the organisation. The curriculum in this pillar of the program focuses on providing the participants with the skills that are foundational for influencing others and creating successful teams.

      Leading Organisations

      The curriculum for this pillar of the programme focuses on providing participants with cutting-edge knowledge encompassing all aspects of general management and frameworks for understanding the implications of contemporary macro- and micro-level developments. It progressively establishes the connections across these different domains and culminates in a capstone simulation during the final module of the programme, where participants compete to successfully build and grow a profitable business.

      Learning journey

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      Programme enrichment, networking and career support

      Participant testimonials

      Alumni status

      With over 67,000 alumni distributed across 179 countries with 169 nationalities, our alumni are citizens of the world.

      • Eligibility to join national alumni associations across the globe

      • Networking and professional development opportunities

      • Invitations to regional events

      • Reduced rates for Executive Education programmes

      Programme directors

      INSEAD-ILPSE-V. (Paddy) Padmanabhan
      V. (Paddy) Padmanabhan

      Professor of Marketing, The Unilever Chaired Professor of Marketing

      INSEAD-ILPSE-Balagopal (Bala) Vissa
      Balagopal (Bala) Vissa

      Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise

      Meet the faculty

      INSEAD-ILPSE-Katharina Balazs
      Katharina Balazs

      Associate Professor at ESCP Europe; Executive Coach at the INSEAD Global Leadership Centre

      INSEAD-ILPSE-Vikas Agarwal
      Vikas Agarwal

      Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise; Academic Co-Director, Global Private Equity Initiative (GPEI)

      INSEAD-ILPSE-Ivana Naumovska
      Ivana Naumovska

      Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise

      INSEAD-ILPSE-Guoli Chen
      Guoli Chen

      Professor of Strategy

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      Pushan Dutt

      Professor of Economics, The Shell Fellow of Economic Transformation

      Phanish Puranam
      Phanish Puranam

      Professor of Strategy

      Ian Woodward
      Ian Woodward

      Professor of Management Practice in Organisational Behaviour

      Michael Writer
      Michael Writer

      Guest lecturer with a range of specialist executive education programmes for INSEAD

      Stefan Thau
      Stefan Thau

      Professor of Organisational Behaviour; The Cora Chaired Professor of Leadership and Learning

      Visiting faculty members

      INSEAD-ILPSE-Shantanu Bhattacharya
      Shantanu Bhattacharya

      Lee Kong Chian Professor of Operations Management; Deputy Dean (Programmes) and Academic Director, PhD in Business (General Management) at Lee Kong Chian School of Business, S...

      INSEAD-ILPSE-Jake Cohen
      Jake Cohen

      Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Master's Programs; Senior Lecturer, Accounting and Law at MIT Sloan School of Management

      INSEAD-ILPSE-Nuno Delicado
      Nuno Delicado

      Founding Partner at Pluris Value Lecturer at INSEAD; Lecturer at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

      INSEAD-ILPSE-Jamie Anderson
      Jamie Anderson

      Professor of Leadership and Strategy at Antwerp Management School

      Peter Goodson
      Peter Goodson

      Distinguished Teaching Fellow at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

      Dominique Jacquet
      Dominique Jacquet

      Professor of Corporate Finance and Head of Economics and Finance at the Ecole des Ponts; Visiting Scholar at INSEAD Social Innovation Centre Affiliate Professor at HEC Montréa...

      Jason D. Shaw
      Jason D. Shaw

      Professor, Division of Leadership, Management and Organisation at Nanyang Technological University

      Christoph Zott
      Christoph Zott

      Professor and Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship at IESE Business School

      Debanjan “Deb” Mitra
      Debanjan “Deb” Mitra

      VOYA Financial Chair and Professor of Marketing at the University of Connecticut School of Business

      Past participant profile

      The diversity of participants is critical to the learning experience. Our participants come from a wide range of functions, industries, backgrounds, organisations and life experiences. What they all share in common:

      • Proven leadership potential
      • Strong achievement, drive and motivation
      • Depth of business experience (minimum of ten years; 16 years on average, with significant time in management)
      • Recognised career progress
      • Enthusiasm for learning and intellectual development

      Industries

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      Work Experience

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      Schedule

      Date

      Location

      Module 1: Programme Introduction and Group Intro | PLA + Team Building Activity | Managing Leadership Transition | Judgement and Decision-Making | Business Strategy and Multi-Business Strategy | Building Useful Networks | Leading Change in Complex Organisations | Corporate Entrepreneurship

      2–8 August 2025

      On Campus | Singapore

      Module 2.1: Financial Accounting (FFA)

      10 August–10 September 2025

      Virtual

      Module 2.2: Financial Accounting

      13 September 2025 | 20 September 2025 | 4 October 2025 | 11 October 2025 | 2 Hours per Day

      Live Virtual

      Module 3: Beneath the Surface: Introduction | Getting Things done | Emotions and Emotional Intelligence | Influence and Persuasion | India Business Dialogue

      8–14 November 2025

      On Campus | Mumbai

      Module 4: Negotiation Skills

      22 November 2025 | 6 December 2025 | 13 December 2025 | 3 Hours per day

      Live Virtual

      Module 5: Macroeconomics | Multi-Business Strategy | Applied Game Theory/Strategic Thinking | Reimagining Organisations | Corporate Governance | Communication Skills

      24–30 January 2026

      On Campus | Singapore

      Module 6: Versant English Test

      21 February–14 March 2026 | 45 Minutes

      Asynchronous Virtual

      Module 7: Marketing | Corporate Finance | Diversity and Inclusion

      18–23 April 2026

      On Campus | Mumbai

      Module 8.1: Operations Management

      2 May 2026 | 9 May 2026 | 16 May 2026 | 3 Hours per day

      Live Virtual

      Module 8.2: Private Equity

      6 June 2026 | 13 June 2026 | 20 June 2026 | 3 Hours per day

      Live Virtual

      Module 9: Marketing | GELM-based group coaching | SATTVA Simulation | SATTVA Learnings and Graduation

      11–18 July 2026

      On Campus | Fontainebleau

      Note: Topics and programme schedule are subject to change for reasons beyond the control of INSEAD.

      Application deadline date & fees

      Programme Fee: US$50,000

      Save US$6,000

      Programme Fee
      US$50,000US$44,000
      The fee amount is available till 04:59 AM on 25 June 2025, and does not include the application fee of US$200

      Note:

      • We can connect you to external education loan providers if you require financial assistance.

      • Includes accommodation, coffee breaks, lunches and select dinners.

      Connect with an Emeritus programme adviser for a 1:1 session

      Early registrations are encouraged. Seats fill up quickly.

      Starts On 2 August 2025