M a n a g e m e n t D e v e l o p m e n t P r o g r a m o n

Timeless Leadership
Learn the art of life and leadership from the Bhagavad Gita

November 28-30, 2012 | Venue: IIM Kozhikode, India

Timeless wisdom for

transformational leadership
Chatterjee presents and explains diverse
threads of ancient wisdom teachings, relating
these insights to the challenges of leading
contemporary organizations. He does so
with remarkable clarity, simplicity and
persuasiveness.
-Dr. Peter M. Senge, Management Guru MIT,
Author of Fifth Discipline
Anyone seeking clarity about leadership's
ultimate foundation will embrace this.
-Dipak C. Jain, Dean, INSEAD
Invaluable learning.
-Bill George, Professor, Harvard Business School
Timeless Leadership provides a wide
canvas for the young and emerging leaders to
introspect, discover and chart out an effective
leadership journey.
-Narayana N.R. Murthy,
Infosys Technologies Limited

Workshop Director
Prof. Debashis Chatterjee
www.debchat.com
OVERVIEW
This 3 days’ workshop distinguishes the organizational world into two parts:
The Systems World & The Human World. In the Systems World, leaders learn
the processes required to manage functions such as product development,
finance, marketing, sales etc. While many leaders have mastered the art of
managing these systems, organizations and careers have been brought
down due to the lack of self reflection and people management which belong
to the human world. Success in today’s organization requires not only the
ability to lead but also to inspire others to motivate themselves. This will bring
the maximum out of your own leadership abilities. In this exclusive workshop,
Debashis Chatterjee uses a mix of wide experiential exercises in a retreat
environment to help you look inward and find solutions to the most persistent
problems that you will face as a leader! This workshop is about going beyond
your conventional thinking to open your mind for generating breakthrough
ideas and identify actionable strategies to significantly improve your
leadership DNA.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. “Discover the Real You!”
n How do you solve your most important problem?
n You have the mind of a leader, but do you have the right understanding?
n Define your default leadership signature.
n Assess yourself and master your energy by deepening awareness.

2. “Decode Your (Leadership) Identity”

n Deconstruct and reconstruct your mental models.
n Achieve execution excellence through discretionary action.
n Understand how leaders integrate self, others and systems.
n Use coaching and mentoring skills to nurture leaders.

3. “Deliver the Result”

n What leaders really don’t do.
n Engage in process; results will follow.
n Think beyond managerial mindsets.
n Create a day in your life: your “execution compass”
n Moving beyond the myth of personality to the essence of
leadership ecology.
n Tell your story, create your leadership vision.
n Make your core values your key leadership skills.
n Be the catalyst of transformation: the art and practice of meditation.

November 28-30, 2012

PARTICIPANTS PROFILE
This workshop is targeted specifically at leaders in
industry, government, NGOs and education sectors.
Women aspiring for leadership roles are specially
encouraged to participate. Besides the interactive
learning experience, it offers a great opportunity to
network with a diverse group of talented leaders.

PROGRAM THEMES
Solving Your Most Persistent Problem
n

The Art
n of Undoing: Action with Discretion “In Timeless Leadership Debashis Chatterjee
returns to the leadership sutras of the Bhagavad
Pursuit
n of Purpose beyond Strategy
Gita to explore the timeless principles of
Managing
n Stress Through Non-Duality leadership that will enable modern-day leaders to
Practical
n Wisdom in Decision Making discover the core of their leadership and sustain
Dissonance to Devotion: Towards
n their effectiveness.”
Emotional Integration
-Bill George Professor, Harvard Business School, former
Transcendence:
n Thriving in Uncertainty chief executive,Medtronic, and author of True North.

WORKSHOP DIRECTOR “What can ancient Indian mythology teach today's

Prof. Debashis Chatterjee
LAST DATE
Nomination forms duly filled along with the Course
Fee should reach the MDP Office latest by November
10, 2012.
FEE
Residential : Rs. 37500.00
Non-Residential : Rs. 30000.00
International participants : USD 850
The fee is to be paid in advance by Demand Draft
drawn in favour of “Indian Institute of Management
Kozhikode” payable at “Kozhikode” (or Calicut). The
fee covers, in addition to lodging, course materials,
working lunch, breakfast and dinner for residential
participants. Payments to IIMK are exempted from
d e d u c t i o n o f Ta x v i d e C e r t i f i c a t e N o . 1 /
AAAAJ1012Q/ACIT/C-2(1)/KKD/ 2006- 2007/1 dated
15th May 2006 issued by Jt. Commissioner of Income
Tax, Division II, Calicut. In the event of cancellation of
nomination, full refund of the program fee will be
made, if request is received in writing at least 15 days
before commencement of the program. No refund will
be made if such a request comes after this date.
However, the amount can be adjusted against
nominations in future programs.
global leaders? A great deal, according to this
engaging analysis by Debashis Chatterjee, who
considers leadership through the lens of the
Bhagavad Gita. Readers will benefit from
Chatterjee's close reading of the Gita, as he traces
the leadership journey of a classic hero, Arjuna.
We learn that leaders reach their full potential only
if they overcome the limitations of their ego. They
do this by cultivating a mentality that sees reality
clearly, not through the faculty perceptions of a
mind unsettled by a 'mob' of emotion and
conditioned impulses. Chatterjee's leader is
courageous but also humbled by the quest for
profound self-knowledge that leads to truth and
the ability to work with the devotion of 'love made
visible.' Anyone seeking clarity about leadership's
ultimate foundation will embrace this book.”
-Dipak C. Jain, Dean, INSEAD
For any further clarification or information please contact:
MDP Office
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
IIMK Campus P.O., Calicut–673 570, Kerala, India
Phone: +91-495-2809208
Fax: +91-495-2803010, 2803011
Mob: +9895098960, 9447100539,
E-mail: timelessleadership@gmail.com
 Debashis Chatterjee has taught leadership at Harvard University and at the
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta and Lucknow for more than a
decade. He has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship twice for
Pre Doctoral and Post- Doctoral work at the Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard. His published books include Leading Consciously (Foreword by
Peter M. Senge), Break Free (Penguin), The Other 99% (Jaico), Timeless
Leadership (Wiley), many of which have been translated into several
international languages. Professor Chatterjee brings to his class a large
repertoire of teaching methods that include story based model building and
innovative experiential sessions that are unique and universally applicable. His
teachings span five continents and he brings to his work a decade and a half of
cutting-edge research in Wisdom Leadership. More references on his work
are available at: www.debchat.com Prof. Chatterjee has trained more than
10,000 managers globally in Fortune 100 Corporations and has served as
leadership coach to CEOs. He sits on the Board of several organizations as
Independent Director. He has been featured in the international media
including Guardian and London Times in the UK and The Financial Review in
Australia and Economic Times in India. He has written a popular column,
Success Sutras, for Times of India for two years and with editorial coloumn for
economic times. A pioneer in the field of Asian models in leadership, Prof.
Chatterjee is currently the Director, Indian Institute of Management,
Kozhikode, India. He was named by Professor John Kotter of Harvard
Business School as one of the thought leaders of the world. He can be
reached at dciimk@gmail.com

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK)
is the fifth IIM, established in 1996 by the Government
of India in collaboration with the Government of For more information on management
Kerala. With campus infrastructure fully operational development programs offered by IIM
now, it is fast emerging as an internationally reckoned,
Kozhikode, please visit our web site
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learning. IIMK is the first IIM to receive Global www.iimk.ac.in. We shall also be
accreditation from AMBA for Post Graduate happy to be associated with your
Programme (PGP) and Executive Education
Programme in Management (ePGP). The Institute organization to develop and deliver
seeks to inculcate a spirit of lifelong learning and customized training and consulting
aspires to strengthen the capabilities of integrating
solutions.
concepts with applications and values. It contributes
towards the development of communities of
dependable, capable, caring and fair-minded people.