8 MARCH2026Admissions for the Empower: Leadership Pro-gramme for Women Professionals is open at the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow.IIM Lucknow, in partnership with Time-sPro, a leader in higher-edtech, has designed this 10-month executive education Programme to empower and assist women professionals in refining their strate-gic abilities and obtaining the confidence necessary to advance to C-suite level positions.The Programme is specifically designed to support women as they deal with leadership hurdles that can be particularly difficult for women leaders.The curriculum consists of 15 core modules focused on developing critical leadership competencies in emo-tional intelligence, strategic thinking, financial knowl-edge, forecasting for growth, branding and selling, digital savvy, and negotiating.Additionally, the Programme will assist participants in gaining critical skills associated with the develop-ment of teams, creative thinking, and the ability to use strategic decision-making when leading an organisation through an AI and digital transformation pro-cess.The Programme Direc-tor and MDP Chairperson, Madhumita Chakraborty, stated that the Empower Programme is commit-ted to improving women leaders' confidence and skills to make impactful contributions to society and improve their companies' overall business perfor-mance.The curriculum uses a variety of learning techniques, including the application of actual case studies, the use of simulation exercises and the performance of self-re-flective style assignments, to improve the quality of par-ticipants' strategic decision-making and the effective-ness of their leadership abilities.Sridhar Nagarajachar, Business Head ­ Executive Ed-ucation at TimesPro, said, "The programme is designed to provide accessible and challenging learning pathways for working women. The programme will include live sessions, projects, leadership clinics, mentorship, and peer learning to help women professionals tackle orga-nizational issues and advance their careers."The program will be conducted by renowned fac-ulty members of IIM Lucknow through TimesPro's Di-rect-to-Device platform, which includes live online classes, case studies, peer discussions, and simulations.The program also includes an on-campus immersion ex-perience of three days. After completing the program suc-cessfully, participants will be-come part of the IIM Lucknow Executive Alumni network, which will increase their pro-fessional visibility and career opportunities. IN FOCUSIIM LUCKNOW & TIMESPRO LAUNCH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN· The Empower: Leadership Programme for Women was launched by IIM Lucknow and TimesPro· The course is intended to develop leadership skills for women professionals· The course will help women prepare for future roles in the C-suite
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