Stay ahead of firing line with continuous learning

The need of the hour is to recognise that mid level as well as senior level managers need to upskill. Learning is a life long process that needs to be reintroduced in the corporate culture. 

Take the example of Archit Uppot, Alumni of the Institute of Product Leadership. He was a member of the SAP ecosystem when he realised that product management was something he wanted to delve into and began his executive MBA in product leadership in Pune. His experience there gave him practical application of the concepts as opposed to just the academic perspective. This helped build a deeper understanding and confidence in the applications of these concepts.

When it comes to upskilling, programs like the Architect Readiness Program, Digital Architect Program, Product management, Cyber Security, RPA, Cloud Orchestrator, Data Visualization, etc. are getting increasingly popular in the technology areas. In parallel, diversity based programs such as Women Leadership, and Techno-Leadership programs such as Human Error Avoidance and Building Business Partnerships for delivery teams are also gaining popularity as they provide cognitive and design thinking perspectives to mid-level managers. 

Brahmaiah Reddy of Adobe was looking for a mid career transition and a chance to explore something more transformative when he found the Institute of Product Leadership. Because of his experience there and the real world applications he learnt, he changed his thinking process to a more structured product management thinking through best practices and specially designed industry-based EMBA curriculum.

For Sukhendu Deb Roy, Manager Technology Business Incubator from the Indian Institute of Science(IISc), the journey was more about a transition for his reality to a vision, He had chosen IPL as part of his career transition journey from being a design engineer towards product management & Entrepreneurship.

The above stories are just a drop in the ocean of the professional programs brought to the industry through innovative collaborations between the Institute of Product Leadership and various industry partners. The fact that such programs are delivered by institutions which combine the academic rigour and pedagogical expertise of educational institutions in collaboration with industry practitioners delivering customised use cases, ensures that measurable productivity benefits are witnessed both by learners and the organisations.