This document summarizes a 2-day leadership development programme hosted by IIM Indore in Muscat, Oman on January 25-26, 2011. The programme aims to help managers at various levels develop leadership skills through modules covering topics like problem solving, decision making, collaboration, and managing change. Interactive teaching methods like case studies, simulations, and exercises will be used. The programme is directed by Dr. M Ashraf Rizvi of IIM Indore and aims to provide tools for participants to strengthen leadership abilities and motivate excellence.

1. LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME CONDUCTION
IIM, INDORE
Course Director: Dr. M ASHRAF RIZVI (Chairman, Executive Education,
IIM, Indore)
Venue: Muscat
Date: 25th & 26th January 2011 , Last Date of Registration: 23.1.2011
Timing: 8am to 5.30pm
Fees: 275 OMR (including workshop materials, lunch & Tea breaks
at the venue)
For Registration, Please contact Sandip Dutta 10 % corporate
discount for more
Ph: +968 24603851, 24603951, GSM: 97682333, Fax: 24605909 than 3 nominations
Email: sandip@icmaoman.edu.om
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2. INTRODUCTION
Leadership Development Programme (LDP) will be a modular 2-day Programme for managers at
various levels who occupy and wish to occupy leadership role in their organizations. Engaging,
energizing, motivating, leading others, and getting the best possible result have been perpetual leadership
challenges in human history. The answers to questions such as how to motivate others, and how to get
things done are not simple, obvious, and straightforward; but they are not complex too. One has to
strive hard and continuously to learn the aspects of leadership. Experienced managers from different
companies in Oman and other Middle East countries are expected to bring values to the theme of the
programme. This programme is meant for creating a collective wisdom to address the leadership issues
through objectives and proposed contents stated as follow. Structured in three modules, the Programme
combines insight building with the exploration of best practices, as well as exposure to critical new
perspectives and approaches in leadership development.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
 Guide participants in understanding and internalizing the basic principles and practices of
leadership in today’s changing business scenario.
 Enhance the ability to lead and energize an organization by getting things done.
 Help the participants build upon their leadership skills by providing them appropriate tools and
techniques that they can carry back with them for subsequent practice.
 Develop a systematic and positive approach to problem solving, innovative thinking, and
execution.
 Help the participants build upon their motivation and act as an internal motor striving for
excellence.
 Enhance individual and team decision-making.
PROGRAMME CONTENTS
The Programme Contents will broadly include the following topics:
A. Understanding Leadership for Success .
B. Problem Solving and Decision Making .
C. Working together and Collaboration .
D. Critical Thinking Skills .
E. High Impact Communication .
F. Developing Empathy .
G. Assertiveness .
H. Managing time and stress.
I. Consensus Building .
J.Developing and managing teams .
K. Managing change .
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3. PROGRAMME DELIVERY/ TEACHING METHODOLOGY
The teaching methodology and pedagogy would involve theory and practical i.e. Case-studies, role-
plays, simulations, team activities etc. In fact, the teaching methodology would involve the following
six ways:
1. Lectures and Presentations
2. Interactive discussions including video analysis and discussions
3. Case studies and case discussions
4. Group exercises, activities, and role-plays
5. Business simulations
6. Business games
Course Director :Dr. M ASHRAF RIZVI ( Chairman, Executive Education , IIM , Indore)
M Ashraf Rizvi is a senior faculty in the General Management Area and Chairman of Executive
Education at Indian Institute of Management Indore. Prior to joining IIM Indore he was on the
faculties of ISM University, Dhanbad, the National University of Sultanate of Oman, Sultan
Qaboos University, and Muscat. He also served as an external faculty of Central Institute of English
and Foreign Lang usages, Hyderabad. Prof Rizvi is an alumnus of GCPCL 2010 of Harvard
Business School, Harvard University.
Prof. Rizvi is an active researcher and his work has been published in several peer-reviewed national and international
journals. He has conducted many international and national conferences and has presented papers in several
international seminars in India and abroad. Prof Rizvi has also served on the boards of many scholarly journals
including How: A Colombian Journal For English Teachers , Columbia, and SEARCH Journal, Malaysia. He is also the
Panel Reviewer of Asian Case Research Journal, National University of Singapore. He is editor of the Journal of
Communication Practices, an international multidisciplinary peer-reviewed research Journal.
Prof. Rizvi has written/edited ten books, which include Communication for Retail Professionals (Tata McGraw Hill,
New Delhi, 2010), Business Communication: Challenges and Prospects, (Paragon International Publishers, New Delhi,
2008); Resumes and Interviews: The Art of Winning, (Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2007); Effective Technical
Communication (Tata McGraw Hill: New Delhi, 2005), Professional Communication (Tata McGraw Hill: New Delhi,
2005), Professional Communication (PBD Bareilly, 2004), English For Professional Purposes (IGNOU: New Delhi, 19
98). He is working on his latest book on Business Communication: Applications and Strategies, which is being
published by Tata McGraw Hill.
Prof Rizvi combines solid academic credentials with the ability to take sessions for executives at all levels. His style
of teaching and training integrates theory with practice by combining leading edge research with interactive exercises,
simulations, case studies, management games, and role-plays.
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