Strategic Management, Leadership and Emotional Intelligence

Start Date: 08 Aug 2026 | Early Bird Deadline: 10 July 2026 | Register By: 20 July 2026

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Program Overview

In this VUCA world, what will separate the best from the good will be the quality of Leadership and Strategic Thinking. As is often said, “Culture eats Strategy for breakfast”. Studies have proven that Leaders with high Emotional Intelligence usually outperform their peers who may be more technically qualified. This course provides a seamless gateway to understand how Leadership qualities, underpinned by Emotional Intelligence skills, can propel managers into creating meaningful and sustainable growth for their business.

This program is designed to equip mid and senior-level executives with the strategic acumen, leadership capabilities, and emotional intelligence required to excel in today’s dynamic and competitive business environment. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of how to analyze complex business scenarios, identify opportunities, and make sound strategic decisions that align with long-term organizational goals.

A core objective of the program is to strengthen leadership effectiveness by enabling executives to lead with clarity, vision, and influence. The sessions will help participants explore contemporary leadership frameworks and apply them to inspire teams, manage change, and drive innovation across functions and geographies. By blending strategic insight with leadership practice, the program prepares executives to transition from functional excellence to enterprise-wide impact.

Equally important, the program focuses on building emotional intelligence as a critical enabler of leadership success. Participants will enhance their self-awareness, empathy, and interpersonal skills to foster trust, collaboration, and resilience within their teams and organizations. Through experiential learning and reflective practice, they will learn to manage conflicts, navigate ambiguity, and communicate with impact in high-stakes situations.

Faculty

GK Suresh (GK) has over two decades of work experience spanning both corporate and academic sectors, primarily in Marketing, Sales, Strategy, and Business Leadership.

Industry Experience: A Corporate Career spanning 22 years with ITC Ltd., across Sales, Marketing & Business Leadership functions. Was part of the start-up team that developed and launched the Personal Care business, the highlight of which was one of the most successful soap launches in the last two decades. He was in a leadership role for over 6 years as Vice President – Marketing when the Foods business grew at 20%+ CAGR ; He subsequently headed new category development, spearheading the launches of Fabelle chocolates & Sunbean Coffee. GK was also a member of the Divisional Management Committees (DMC) of both businesses. Early on, GK spent a year at Tata Elxsi immediately after his Engineering.

Academic Experience: In 2017, GK switched careers to academia to give back to society and inspire students through teaching, first at KCT Business School and now at PES University. He is a regular visiting faculty at IIM (B) and NMIMS, having handled courses on International Business, Customer Experience, Luxury Management & Marketing Strategy. He is a member of the governing council of IASMS Institute, Bangalore. He was also handpicked for a program on “Competitive Strategy” at Wharton Business School at ITC.

Consulting/Mentoring Experience: He combined his teaching and mentoring roles with institution-building responsibilities in both Colleges by leading the Consulting efforts. GK has advised and mentored a number of Start-ups like Kottaram Agro (Soulfull; acquired by Tata Consumer Products in 2021), Farm Harvest, Chromachemie (Swee10), Ramnath Chemicals (Odorite), Shriram Capital (Q2S), Innovative Nutrition and Aays Analytics. He has also executed projects for more established companies like DFM Foods (Crax), Jakson Group, Khanna Paper Mills, ITC Limited, ASK Automotive, Manjilas (Double Horse), Indian Oil Corporation, Amrutanjan & Sakthi Finance in areas related to Business Strategy, Innovation, Skill Development, Marketing & Sales Strategies. He is a designated mentor with organisations like the NSRCEL at IIM(B), Goldman Sachs 10K women entrepreneurship program, the Entrepreneur First Advisor network and the Founder Institute.

Education: GK is a BE (Hons) in Electrical & Electronics from BITS, Pilani and an MBA from FMS, Delhi