Executive Programme in Communication Strategies for Corporate Leaders (EPCSCL)

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Executive Programme in Communication Strategies for Corporate Leaders (EPCSCL)

The programme will span over 6 months, 32 virtual/classroom sessions comprising 11 learning modules with a blend of lectures, case studies, workshops, online presentations and detailed personalized feedback. The overall objective of the programme is to equip the participants with strategic skills in leadership communication to enable them assume leadership positions in future. The programme presents new paradigms of leadership communications in the form of strategies (including behavioral economics), inflections of digital technologies (including AI and Gamification), analytics (including stories, skillsets and markets) and performative communication (including public speaking and data presentations). The programme presents new strategic frameworks of communication both theoretical and practical demonstrating their applications in diverse domestic and international corporate cases. The major takeaway of the programme is to provide a novel communication guidebook that can help corporate leaders operationalize their vision and mission.

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  • "As you rise in a corporate hierarchy or entrepreneurship, non-academic traits contribute more to.....
    Rajat Baid
    Founder, RA Advisors
    Batch: EPCSCL 01

  • "I have found the EPCSCL course very enriching and highly relevant to today’s time. The faculti.....
    Satish Ojha
    Head - Capability Building, Merck
    Batch: EPCSCL 01

  • "EPCSCL of IIM Calcutta is a program which I feel will greatly benefit all corporate (and PSU) ex.....
    Deepak Ranjan
    AVP : Marketing, Head : Brand & Communication, Key Accounts & Arising Sales. Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd.
    Batch: EPCSCL 01

  • "I remember a beautiful quote by John F. Kennedy, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to.....
    Dipa Das
    Group Head, PublicisGroupe - Media
    Batch: EPCSCL 01

  • "EPCSCL has been an intellectual voyage for me in search of mythic value or perhaps a simulacrum......
    Dr. Mahul Brahma
    Author; Columnist; Chief Editor and Head - Corporate Communications, Branding, PR, CSR, Publications and Conferences, mjunction, a JV between Tata Steel and SAIL
    Batch: EPCSCL 01

  • The course is designed in such a way that it touches all the aspects of communication in a broader s.....
    Rupanjali Basak
    Senior Business Consultant, IBS Software
    Batch: Batch 2
  • My expectations were really met through the program and am ready to apply all the techniques learnt .....
    Lopamudra Sengupta
    Executive Assistant to CEO, Jubilant Food Works Limited
    Batch: Batch 2
  • It’s a life changing experience for me and am so glad that all the queries during the curriculum w.....
    Uttama Sorout
    Chief Administrative Officer, M.K.M Group of Colleges for Girls
    Batch: Batch 2
  • This course helped me to grow my expertise in communication to handle bigger team as am satisfactori.....
    Imran Sayed
    Head - Cards & Unsecured Lending, The Federal Bank Ltd
    Batch: Batch 2
  • The programme helped me in terms of growth of my future , professionally in my career and in my pers.....
    Ritesh Kumar
    Business Development Manager, Forestry Innovation Consulting India Pvt Ltd
    Batch: Batch 2
  • The 9 months journey with IIM Calcutta, finishing the "Executive Programme in Communication Strategi.....
    Swamini Gunasekar
    APAC & Middle East Customer Service (CS) Communications Manager, Amazon
    Batch: Batch 2
  • It was a great experience for me. During the course also I was seeing changes in the way I speak wi.....
    Srikanth Palaparthy
    Associate Manager and company Brillio
    Batch: Batch 2
  • IIMC has just not been an experience but it is a dream come true. I always wanted to be a part of th.....
    Chitralekha Dhar
    Business Consultant, Ernst & Young LLP
    Batch: Batch 2

  • Rajat Baid
    Founder, RA Advisors
    Batch: EPCSCL 01

    "As you rise in a corporate hierarchy or entrepreneurship, non-academic traits contribute more to further success, communication skills being the most critical amongst them. First things first, coming with an investment banking industry experience of over 10 years, I joined this program looking forward to the practical aspects of the corporate communication paradigm covering public speaking, deal negotiations & credibility building tools which I found very useful. Not only did I gain insights on these concepts through the blended learning offered by distinguished faculties but also reaped an added advantage of engaging & building a professional network with my fellow batchmates bringing enriching industry experience from across sectors and geographies. This program added the skill aspect and also gave an opportunity to co-learn with batch mates and lifelong be part of this professional family via the IIM Calcutta alumni network. I genuinely feel that this program is very well suited for all senior executives & corporate leaders looking to add a valuable component of communication skills to their corporate journey. "

  • Satish Ojha
    Head - Capability Building, Merck
    Batch: EPCSCL 01

    "I have found the EPCSCL course very enriching and highly relevant to today’s time. The faculties are outstanding, very interactive, open to discuss all kind of requests/questions. Thoroughly enjoyed interactive sessions & liked the way, chances were given to speak up. Developed insights on how to make your communication more impactful & learnt shades of leadership communications. Great Learnings. "

  • Deepak Ranjan
    AVP : Marketing, Head : Brand & Communication, Key Accounts & Arising Sales. Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd.
    Batch: EPCSCL 01

    "EPCSCL of IIM Calcutta is a program which I feel will greatly benefit all corporate (and PSU) executives who aspire to be clearly successful corporate leaders. This program is not just for executives working in the communication deptts of organizations . This LDP course gives training by regular and highly-skilled (but yet very down-to-earth ) IIM Calcutta Professors and enable participants to scale new heights in their careers. I have come out with further sharpened Language of Leadership, better Negotiation and Argumentation Skills, Ability to Nudge and improved ability to perform in cross-cultural corporate environment."

  • Dipa Das
    Group Head, PublicisGroupe - Media
    Batch: EPCSCL 01

    "I remember a beautiful quote by John F. Kennedy, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other” & I have understood its meaning while being a student of the Communication Strategy For Corporate Leader course here at IIM Calcutta. The faculty here have taught me the importance of building my own credibility/brand in this competitive space & shape my future as a communications professional. Communication is a part of our daily lives, but the specialized manner in which I was able to gain insights into this sphere has changed the way in which I view communications as a whole and corporate communications in particular. I have been able to implement the strategies learned in real life corporate settings and have started to see the benefits of it by economizing communications and being more impactful when needed. Some of the important topics that I have learned here and would cherish for a lifetime include - corporate behavior , negotiation skills, building credibility , genre GPS, myth value , in-tangible benefits , window of opportunity , borderline thinking, public speaking , understanding of communication language verbal no verbal & mega trend etc. The course is vast and well designed in a manner that allows for its practical application. Huge respect and thanks to the entire program director, VCNow & IIM Calcutta."

  • Dr. Mahul Brahma
    Author; Columnist; Chief Editor and Head - Corporate Communications, Branding, PR, CSR, Publications and Conferences, mjunction, a JV between Tata Steel and SAIL
    Batch: EPCSCL 01

    "EPCSCL has been an intellectual voyage for me in search of mythic value or perhaps a simulacrum. It has exposed me to various facets of communication strategies including communication analytics, business investigation, politics, philosophy, sociology and anthropology. The course has given me, a former Senior Editor and a national award-winning communications leader with 18 years experience, a whole new perspective that cuts across every element of strategic leadership. I am thankful to all the professors, especially Prof Anju Seth, Prof Anirvan Pant, Prof Pragyan Rath and Prof Apoorva Bharadwaj. A special thanks to the team of VCNow for the platform."

  • Rupanjali Basak
    Senior Business Consultant, IBS Software
    Batch: Batch 2

    The course is designed in such a way that it touches all the aspects of communication in a broader sense and it’s going to help both my personal and professional life.

  • Lopamudra Sengupta
    Executive Assistant to CEO, Jubilant Food Works Limited
    Batch: Batch 2

    My expectations were really met through the program and am ready to apply all the techniques learnt in both my professional and personal life.

  • Uttama Sorout
    Chief Administrative Officer, M.K.M Group of Colleges for Girls
    Batch: Batch 2

    It’s a life changing experience for me and am so glad that all the queries during the curriculum was resolved satisfactorily by both the teaching and non-teaching staff.

  • Imran Sayed
    Head - Cards & Unsecured Lending, The Federal Bank Ltd
    Batch: Batch 2

    This course helped me to grow my expertise in communication to handle bigger team as am satisfactorily trained by the best available professors.

  • Ritesh Kumar
    Business Development Manager, Forestry Innovation Consulting India Pvt Ltd
    Batch: Batch 2

    The programme helped me in terms of growth of my future , professionally in my career and in my personal life.

  • Swamini Gunasekar
    APAC & Middle East Customer Service (CS) Communications Manager, Amazon
    Batch: Batch 2

    The 9 months journey with IIM Calcutta, finishing the "Executive Programme in Communication Strategies for Corporate Leaders" was a fantastic learning experience. Our program directors Prof. Pragyan Rath and Prof. Apoorva Bharadwaj kept us on our toes through this learning journey. Thanks to all the other professors too, who added different flavours to this entire course. The real life examples and anecdotes shared, the new concepts I got exposed to and just the sheer energy and enthusiasm the other participants brought to the table, meant our Saturday mornings were a fun filled educational exploration. The network I personally built over these few months is invaluable and my biggest take-away, apart from the enriching learning. Being an alumni of such a reputed institution is an honour as well as a responsibility. As a "Brand Ambassador" of IIM Calcutta, I will do my best to uphold this long and proud legacy. 

  • Srikanth Palaparthy
    Associate Manager and company Brillio
    Batch: Batch 2

    It was a great experience for me. During the course also I was seeing changes in the way I speak with people and choice of words I used before and after the course, really impacted me in my career growth. The kind of preparation needed before attending meetings, this course showed me. I will be thankful to VCnow and IIMC

  • Chitralekha Dhar
    Business Consultant, Ernst & Young LLP
    Batch: Batch 2

    IIMC has just not been an experience but it is a dream come true. I always wanted to be a part of this prestigious institute and today am a proud alumnus of the Executive Programme in Communication Strategies for Corporate Leaders batch 02. During the pandemic, did I hardly think I would take the leap and join a course. I am a communication professional, and I wanted to learn something surrounding the same when I came across this course.  The course modules were absolutely well designed, and the professors' delivery made the classes engaging and cross-learning platform. The course not only helped in enriching knowledge but also provided a platform to network with a wide range of professionals from various fields. This course has helped me in understanding the brand credibility and has sharpened my communication skills through better negotiations and argumentations. This course is definitely the right choice for corporate leaders where one can apply the knowledge gained through practical applications.