The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi and the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad on Tuesday announced the commencement of their first joint executive education programme in Pakistan. The programme titled 'Leadership skills for top management' is currently underway in Karachi. This initiative is an outcome of the MoU signed between IBA, Karachi and ISB on April 13, 2012, aimed at bringing world-class executive education programmes to Pakistan.
'Leadership Skills for Top Management (LSTM)' is the first among the planned series of programmes aimed at the business leaders in Pakistan. It has been specially designed to help CXOs, business heads and government officials to hone their leadership skills and drive growth through exceptional performance in a challenging and ever-evolving global market.
LSTM is among ISB's most successful executive education programmes in India, having been delivered to more than 1,000 senior leaders in the last 11 years. Commenting on the programme, Dr Ishrat Husain, Dean & Director, IBA said, "Pakistan can benefit immensely from its proximity to India which has established world class institutions of higher learning. The collaboration with the Indian School of Business ISB- a magnet for attracting top faculty from advanced countries - will expose the Pakistani corporate managers to leading scholars and practitioners from the world and help in acquiring new knowledge and tools. Hopefully, this exposure will equip them to play a critical leadership role in the future. We look forward to many such joint ventures in the coming years."
The programme has been well received by Pakistani business leaders from both industry and the government. Participants include directors, CEOs and senior leaders from industries including banking & financial institutes, pharmaceuticals, oil & gas, infrastructure development, power, MNCs, agri-business as well as government functionaries.-PR