Good leaders

don’t just lead.

They inspire
other leaders.

XLRI Jamshedpur
Senior Leadership Programme (XSLP)
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and
become more, you are a leader.”
– John Quincy Adams

In an era of hyper-competition and non-stop disruption, the only way to stand out from the
crowd is to stand for something innovative. The true mark of a leader is the courage to take a
bold course of action and see it through. Also, leaders instill in their people a hope for success
and a belief in themselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals. To
paraphrase Ralph Waldo Emerson, leaders do not follow where the path may lead. Instead,
they go where there is no path and leave a trail.

Programme Overview
The Senior Leadership Programme designed by Xavier Institute of Management, Jamshedpur
(XSLP), is a one-year immersive management education programme designed specifically for
senior executives with at least 10 years of managerial experience. The programme is designed
to equip participants skills related to effective communication of strategy, negotiation, abilities
to influence team behaviour and manage team results. In a senior role, it’s crucial that one has
the right blend of soft skills and a strategic mindset to achieve specific performance outcomes
at one’s organisation. The XSLP equips one with the critical skills to lead one’s organisation
to success. XSLP is ideal for senior managers and proven business leaders with the zeal to
accelerate both organisational and personal growth.
 President’s Message 1

Programme Highlights 2

Index Programme Content 3

Programme Delivery 4

Pedagogy 4-5

Certification 6

Programme Fee Structure 7

Important Dates 7

Programme Directors 8

About XLRI Jamshedpur 9

About Times TSW 1-

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President’s Message
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Programme Highlights

One-year, immersive, blended 300 hours of learning via an

learning programme taught by Interactive Learning (IL) platform plus
eminent faculty and industry experts a 5-day, in-campus module at
XLRI Jamshedpur

Rigorous programme structure Certification from one of

and assessment with Case India’s premier management
studies, Simulations, Role-play schools
and Live project

Alumni membership to
XLRI’s alumni network

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Programme Content
Module I –Strengthening the Foundation

Anchors of Leadership Dynamics of markets Visioning and

Self-assessment Understanding customers
and markets Operations and
Concept of leadership
supply chain management
Strategic Marketing &
pricing techniques
Communicating
Visioning and goal setting
Effective communication
(for internal &
external stakeholders)

Module II - Setting the direction – Strategic thinking

Strategic Thinking for Building a responsible Creating corporate

Leadership Growth organization: value
Sustainability and ethics
Organizational strategy Finance & accounting for
Stakeholder management the leaders/Non-finance
Entrepreneurial
and Sustainability executives
thinking
Building an ethical Corporate strategy – alliances
organization and M&A and Valuation

Module III: - Strategy implementation

Organisational Creating High- Managing at scale

structure and HR performance teams
alignment Managing growth and new
Designing appropriate businesses
Designing
incentive systems Managing large projects
organizational structure
and controls Building teams
Leveraging human
resources

Module IV:- Leading Change

Conflicts management Business turn-around Corporate culture,
and negotiations management creativity and innovation
Conflict resolution Instilling high-performance
Effective negotiations culture
Designing creativity and
innovation
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Project
Individual project will involve identification of leadership challenges and opportunities within
the participant’s organisation. The issues will be fine-tuned through a series of interactions
with programme faculty/coaching/workshops during campus component.

Programme Delivery
The Interactive Learning component forms the core of the XSLP. Instructors facilitate learning
via two-way audio/video synchronous telecommunication mode from the studio set up at XLRI
Jamshedpur campus. The technology allows the instructor to use slide presentations, video,
audio, whiteboards etc. to effectively communicate ideas and interact with participants.

Pan India Network of Learning Centres

68 learning centres spread across 41 cities all over India.

Class Schedule
The classes will be conducted twice a week.
Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Sundays: 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Pedagogy
The programme will ensure intensive immersion
through the Interactive Learning (IL) platform
as well as a 5-day in-campus module at XLRI
Jamshedpur. Teaching methodologies include
Online lectures
Case studies
Role-plays
Games & Simulations
On-campus face-to-face sessions

Eligibility Criteria
With 10 + years of work experience after graduation/post-graduation with relevant
managerial experience

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Assessment & Evaluation
Evaluation methodology includes written tests, assignments, online examination, quizzes etc.
The institute shall set the papers for examinations and evaluation shall be done by the
institute at its own cost. The faculty members teaching their respective courses will choose
the method of evaluation most appropriate to the material.
Each module will have an evaluation component designed by the respective faculty.
The mode of evaluation may contain case analysis, quizzes, class participation, individual or
group projects.
Regular Quizzes to be conducted online/offline in the classrooms
End Term Examination to be conducted at respective centres on Saturday after the session
or on Sunday before the session, provided slots are available; exceptions can be
mutually decided

Alumni Status Benefits from XLRI

Time to time update on Programme related information and newsletters.
Lifelong access to XLRI Alumni network with updates of alumni events.
Onsite access of XLRI library.
Discount on different programmes offered through VIL platform as per the institute norms.

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Certification
Candidates will successfully complete the programme if they are evaluated for all modules
with good grades. Successful candidates will receive a Certificate of Completion from XLRI
Jamshedpur. Those with requisite participation but unable to complete successfully, will
receive a Certificate of Participation. It will be mandatory for participants to complete the
campus for the successful completion of the programme.

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Programme Fee Structure
Application Fee INR 2,500/- plus GST
Programme Fee INR 290,000/- plus GST

Books, Study Material & Campus fee INR 70,000/- plus GST

Total Fee INR 3,60,000/- plus GST

Payment Schedule:
I II III IV V
Course Fee Instal-
ment Schedule (Exclu- 18/02/20 15/05/20 15/08/20 15/11/20 15/02/21
sive of GST @ 18%)
INR 80,000 INR 70,000 INR 70,000 INR 70,000 INR 70,000

Important Dates
Application Closure 12th Jan, 2020
List of short-listed candidates 15th Jan, 2020 APPLY NOW
Interview dates 20th Jan - 25th Jan 2020
Results Declaration 28th Jan, 2020

Date of 1st Instalment 18th Feb, 2020

Technical Orientation and
18th April, 2020
Inauguration:
First session 25th April, 2020
Campus Dates 18th May - 22nd May 2020
Program End Date April 2021

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Programme Directors
Dr. Raghu Ram
XSLP will be led by Dr. Raghu Ram Tata, a former Fulbright Environment
Leadership Fellow at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Holding more than 24 years of experience in Sustainable Development, his
teaching and research are primarily focused on Corporate Strategy and
Sustainable Development.
Dr. Ram teaches Strategic Management at XLRI and also plays the role of
consultant to various government bodies such as Ministry of Environment
and Forests, World Bank, Coal India Limited, Power Finance Corporation
Ltd. and Government of Jharkhand.

Dr. Manoj Thomas

Dr. Manoj Thomas brings to the table over 14 years of experience in
Research Consultancy.
Recipient of the IWMI-TATA, his areas of interests lie in Corporate
Sustainability; Strategic Management in Government and Non-profit
Organisations; Implications of Resource-Based View for Strategic
Management; Innovation and Entrepreneurship; International Business
and Rural Management.
Dr. Thomas is a noted Strategic Management faculty and sits on the
Board of Tata Sponge Iron Ltd. as an Independent Director.

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The Xavier School of
Management (XLRI)
One of the oldest management institutes in India, XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute)
was founded in 1949 by Fr. Quinn Enright, S.J. in the ‘steel city’ of Jamshedpur.
Over the last six decades, XLRI business college Jamshedpur has grown into a top-
ranking business management school of international repute with a wide portfolio of
management programmes and research publications. XLRI alumni are spread around the
globe and have demonstrated responsible business leadership in their organisations.

Ranked 7th among management schools in India by the National Institutional Ranking
Framework (NIRF) in 2019; 4th by Business Today’s ‘India’s Best B-Schools 2016’; 3rd in
India by Outlook India’s ‘Top 100 Management Schools of 2016’; and 84th across the
world by CEOWORLD magazine; XLRI boasts of a 100% placement record.
XLRI Jamshedpur is an AACSB and AMBA accredited B-school and has also earned
accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

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About Times TSW
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TSW’s passion for excellence and a brief that “Executive Innovation Culture
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The Times of India Group began its operations in
the year 1838 and is India’s oldest and largest media
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business newspaper second only to The Wall Street
Journal, with over 800,000 copies sold daily.

The Group is also amongst India’s most diverse media

house with assets across Publishing, Radio, TV, Out of
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