Name: Online Leadership Certificate Courses & Programs | ISB Online
Uploaded: 2026-01-13T09:46:07.164Z
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Description: Advance your career with the Online Leadership course at ISB Online. Master skills in Leading Self, Leading Teams, Managing Stakeholders, and Leading Change. Enroll now!

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Understand fundamental economic principles, formulate strategic initiatives and learn how to discern disruptive forces to sharpen your strategic acumen.

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Optimal business strategies are complex to formulate and execute, especially in the face of potentially disruptive innovations and discontinuous change. This programme is designed to help you sharpen your strategic acumen, develop an innovative mindset, and equip you with the essential tools and knowledge to make the right decisions towards creating an effective strategy.

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Gain essential skills to elevate your impact and effect change to confidently navigate complex settings.

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In today's competitive business environment, executives must project influence and inspire diverse stakeholders. The programme on Mastering Executive Presence equips executives with skills to build their leadership potential by gaining self-awareness, mastering storytelling and building a distinctive brand for themselves, enabling them to confidently navigate complex settings.

Gain practical knowledge of AI, ML, and generative AI to transform decision-making, enhance efficiencies, and improve outcomes in your function.

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Effective integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into business processes is transforming organisations worldwide. The programme AI in Business equips professionals with essential AI knowledge and practical know-how of advanced tools to enhance decision-making, streamline processes, and drive innovation. Explore foundational concepts, generative AI, and ethical AI practices while gaining hands-on experience with widely popular and accessible models and tools like GPT, Llama, DALL-E, Perplexity AI and more to drive impactful business outcomes.

Gain practical knowledge of Blockchain, IoT, Cybersecurity, AI, and Machine Learning and apply them to enhance your business management and operations.

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Effective business management requires a sound understanding of traditional principles and a keen awareness of emerging technologies and their business applications. This programme equips you with essential elements of emerging technologies like Blockchain, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and their application in business operations. 

Understand core business principles, lead cross-functional initiatives, and apply data-driven insights to drive strategic decisions and organisational impact.

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Businesses today need professionals who can think beyond their roles and drive impact across teams and functions. The Executive Programme in Business Management equips professionals to lead with a cross-functional mindset, make strategic decisions, and drive business results. Participants build the confidence to lead teams, influence outcomes, and solve complex challenges. With a strong focus on practical application and peer learning, the programme enables professionals to deliver real impact from day one.

Execute projects with precision amid shifting priorities, hybrid teams, and tighter budgets. Master the full project lifecycle using proven frameworks and real-world case studies. Build practical skills in planning, risk management, and execution to deliver faster, smarter, and more reliable outcomes in today’s dynamic environments.

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Lead enterprise transformation and boardroom impact through strategic agility, digital leadership, and responsible governance for senior executives.

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Develop skills to make better decisions using AI, create strategies for India’s unique market, and lead digital change responsibly. The programme guides you through real-world challenges, leadership assessments, ethical governance, and board engagement to prepare you for complex enterprise leadership.

As India’s influence in the global economy grows, leaders must navigate complexity with clarity and foresight. This programme builds the strategic judgement to leverage AI, shape strategies for India’s market context, and lead digital transformation responsibly while preparing for enterprise-level leadership across geographies. 

Elevate your self-awareness and understand your leadership style, mindset, and emotions to navigate challenges with clarity and confidence 

Build high-performing teams by designing diverse, productive team structures that sustain performance and foster innovation 

Master stakeholder engagement by developing strategies to balance priorities, foster collaboration, and effectively manage stakeholders 

Lead change with agility, drive transformative initiatives with adaptability and build credibility as a dynamic leader

Nikita is a senior manager in the finance department at One Tech Corp. She has six team members, who look after different aspects of the departmental work.

Nikita's boss and other key stakeholders have communicated certain new expectations with stringent timelines. But she finds her own team short on skills and motivation. How should she tackle this challenge?

There are a few pending problems with certain key external and internal stakeholders. How should she manage these conflicts and strengthen collaborative work relationships?

She is keen to initiate a couple of improvements and innovations, which can enhance the functioning of the department. But she has limited resources and authority. How should she go about leading those changes?

Enrich your leadership style by learning about the best leadership practices. Apply to the Leadership Essentials programme to learn more.

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Delve into best leadership practices, lead diverse high-performing teams and excel in change and stakeholder management to lead decisively in your workplace.

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Advance your career with the Online Leadership course at ISB Online. Master skills in Leading Self, Leading Teams, Managing Stakeholders, and Leading Change. Enroll now!

Online Leadership Certificate Courses & Programs | ISB Online

Access asynchronous content by ISB faculty, designed for flexible, self-paced learning.

16 Hours of Pre-recorded Videos by ISB Faculty

Assess your learning with quizzes at both module and course levels to reinforce key concepts and track progress.

34 Quizzes

Engage in Live-Virtual sessions offering interactive learning and real-time insights from leading experts.

13 Live-Virtual Sessions

Engage in discussions post-quiz and compare your insights with experts

25 Integrative Thinking Activities

Gain strategic insights through exclusive MasterClasses, designed to deepen your understanding and enhance your professional capabilities.

3 MasterClasses

Enhance real-world decision-making with hands-on experiential learning.

1 Simulation

Join network of peers with continued access to learning opportunities and events

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This course enhances self-awareness, helping you understand your strengths, vulnerabilities, and emotional impact on performance. Learn to recognise habitual behaviours, adapt to new roles, and consciously work on personal development to achieve your personal and professional goals with confidence and resilience.

Self-Leadership and Emotional Intelligence

<ul><li>Introduction to leading self</li><li>Intra-personal management competencies</li><li>Self-management</li><li>Interpersonal or relationship management competencies &nbsp;</li><li>Building your personal development plan</li><li>Adapting to new role demands and derailment&nbsp;</li></ul>

This course empowers professionals to define and strengthen their leadership identity in times of disruption. By exploring personal values, building resilience, and sharpening self-awareness, participants shape a distinct leadership edge. The journey emphasises personal growth, branding, and long-term career development, equipping learners to progress with confidence and clarity.

Crafting your Leadership Edge

<ul><li>Crafting Your Leadership Identity&nbsp;</li></ul>

This course equips you with critical skills to lead effective teams by fostering collaboration, aligning goals, and creating productive structures. Learn to handle social interactions, improve virtual teamwork, and master delegation, feedback, coaching, and managing conflicts to build high-performing teams and sustain performance through continuous learning.

Leading High-Performance Teams

<ul><li>Team design, structure</li><li>Team dynamics</li><li>Effective delegation &nbsp;</li><li>Leader as a coach</li><li>Difficult conversations&nbsp;</li></ul>

This course equips you to manage stakeholders by understanding their needs, influencing without authority, and handling conflicts effectively. Learn strategies to foster collaboration, build psychological safety, and elicit cooperation across boundaries, enabling you to navigate complex relationships and generate a commitment to achieving shared goals.

Managing Stakeholders and Organisations

<ul><li>Interpersonal relationships</li><li>Influence without authority</li><li>Conflict management</li><li>Collaborative decision-making</li><li>Psychological safety&nbsp;</li></ul>

Thriving in today’s dynamic environment requires more than strategy; it demands a strong, adaptive culture. This course explores how leaders shape culture, foster psychological safety, and drive change. Through behavioural insights and practical frameworks, participants learn to build, shift, and sustain cultures that directly influence performance and organisational outcomes.

Lead, Build and Shape Organisational Culture

<ul><li>Culture as a Leadership Lever</li></ul>

This course equips you to lead change confidently by aligning stakeholders, addressing resistance, and building collaborative change teams. Gain insights to energise execution, foster resilience, and create a shared vision, enabling you to drive smooth, effective changes and distinguish yourself as a credible and successful leader.

Driving Organisational Transformation

<ul><li>Foundational model on change</li><li>Kotter’s change framework</li><li>Effective execution</li><li>Building personal and organisational resilience</li><li>Change leadership tasks&nbsp;</li></ul>

In an era of technological disruption, strategy and culture must align for lasting success. This course explores behavioural insights and practical approaches to leading change through technology. Participants learn to anticipate disruption, harness innovation, and confidently guide their organisations to adapt, respond, and thrive amid emerging opportunities and challenges.

Technology-Driven Strategic Leadership

<ul><li>Foundational Model</li><li>Understanding the Silent Tsunamis</li><li>The Great Growling Engine of Change: Technology</li><li>Leading Through the Tsunami</li></ul>

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Professor Ramnarayan is a Visiting Faculty at the Indian School of Business. Earlier, he was a Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, a visiting faculty member at the Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and a guest professor at the University of Bamberg, Germany.&nbsp;

Professor Nandu Nandkishore is a Global C-suite Executive with over 34 years of global experience in leadership roles across a diverse set of environments in both emerging and developed markets. He retired as CEO/ Executive Vice President for Nestlé in Asia, Oceania &amp; Africa. Professor’s key areas of expertise include turnaround situations, crisis management, transformation of old economy businesses through ‘Tech-based’ innovation, leadership and coaching in the new ‘Tech-led’ and ‘Sharing Economy’, globalisation, and cross-cultural operations.

Adjunct Professor of Marketing and Strategy (Practice), ISB

Manager, Technical Account Management

Shivani Khurana

“It has been a journey of understanding self in a better way. This programme has helped me not only professionally but also personally. It was also an amazing experience at the ISB campus.​”

Senior software engineer

Parth Dudhatra

"The LEP has helped me understand the corporate world better. There were lots of "Aha moments" for me in this.​"

Administrative Partner 

Chandra Sekara Raju Vijayabattu

“I am able to streamline my organisation structure and build a better team, which took me to the next level. It’s a wonderful programme and it’s an emotional moment for me to have a certificate from my dream institute after 20 years.​”

Manager- Data Operations 

Divya Gupta

“Good experience. This has helped me grow as a leader and individual.”

Vendor consultant - FR

Aarthi S

“This programme has been phenomenal. It helped me reflect upon my self-awareness, how to have a flexible mindset and how to strike the balance and develop a range to scale up.​”

Lead Consultant & Head, Dept of hematology & BMT

Dr Ganesh S. Jaishetwar

“I gained new insight and a new perspective specifically for my profession.”

Group Head

Shikhar Sharma

“I am more self-aware and know how to delegate better. I also learnt how to create a balance and not over exhaust myself”

Risk & Security Advisor

Nayan M Hazra​

“It exposed me to facets of Leadership, which were new learnings for me.​”

This programme is designed to enrich and elevate your leadership skills, focusing on enhancing your knowledge, behaviour, and mindset to lead decisively in the workplace. This comprehensive programme aims to cultivate a dynamic leadership style, enabling you to lead yourself effectively, excel in stakeholder engagement, boost team performance, and increase agility and responsiveness to change

Experience enhanced learning through our meticulously crafted Integrative Thinking Activities, designed to hone your problem-solving skills and broaden your strategic mindset.

Integrative Thinking

Come together to strengthen your network and build lifelong connections with your cohort in person at the ISB campus. On successful completion of the track you will be invited for a half-day session, culminating in a valedictory on campus.*

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Hear industry and academic experts on the nuances of business, management and leadership in our MasterClasses carefully curated to complement the frameworks learnt as part of the courses.

MasterClasses

<ul><li>Gain the fundamentals of team and stakeholder management while developing self-awareness to lead with confidence and inspire teams effectively&nbsp;</li><li>Enhance decision-making skills and learn techniques to foster positive team dynamics, boost productivity, and achieve collective success in fast-paced environments&nbsp;</li></ul>

"I am now able to handle situations in a much better way personally and professionally.. as they say, " big picture", this programme has helped me navigate that." &nbsp;

Aspiring or First-Time Managers

<ul><li>Gain strategies to navigate delegation, conflict management, and difficult conversations with confidence and effectiveness</li><li>Learn to align your team’s capabilities and efforts with organisational goals for sustained success&nbsp;</li></ul>

“The programme helped me identify the 'how' to get from the current to the future expected state.” &nbsp;

Seasoned Managers

<ul><li>Learn to build and lead a team of high-performers by fostering a culture of self-motivation, ownership, and outcome orientation</li><li>Develop the skills to navigate uncertainty and challenges seamlessly while driving your team toward success&nbsp;</li></ul>

“It empowered me to start a new company that I have been dreaming of for the past 4 years.​”

New-age or Aspiring Entrepreneurs 

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The Leadership Essentials programme is designed to enrich and elevate your leadership skills, focusing on enhancing your knowledge, behaviour, and mindset to lead decisively in the workplace. This comprehensive programme aims to cultivate a dynamic leadership style, enabling you to lead yourself effectively, excel in stakeholder engagement, boost team performance, and increase agility and responsiveness to change.&nbsp;

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ISB email and other benefits:&nbsp;<ul><li>Exclusive ISB Online email ID to connect with your network</li><li>20% discount on other ISB Online programmes</li><li>10% discount on ISB Executive Education topic-focused programmes</li><li>Access to ISB Online alumni support team</li></ul>

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Access to resources:&nbsp;<ul><li>ISB Online Alumni portal</li><li>Podcasts, async content, articles, newsletters and more&nbsp;</li><li>Exclusive invitations to events like Master Classes, webinars and conferences, amongst others</li></ul>

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Networking and continuous learning:&nbsp;<ul><li>Learning and networking opportunities via ISB Online Network Group on LinkedIn&nbsp;</li><li>Connect with your peers via the ISB Online Alumni Portal&nbsp;</li><li>Access to city-level alumni chapters and special interest groups (SIGs) across industry domains via ISB Online Alumni portal&nbsp;</li><li>Opportunity to be a guest speaker in alumni webinars&nbsp;</li></ul>

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