Aurobindo pharma join hands with IMT Hyderabad to offer Certified Leadership Program
The company has shortlisted 35 candidates from over 150 mid-level managers from across functions following a coherent process that included – psychometric tools, behavioral assessment, business simulations, and a series of conversations with HODs.
Hyderabad: Aurobindo Pharma, a leading pharmaceutical company in the country on Thursday announced that it has entered into an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the premier institute IMT Hyderabad to offer custom-designed Certified Leadership Program (CLP) coined as "Auro Astra" for its employees.
The MoU was signed by Mr UNB Raju, Senior Vice President, Corporate HR – Aurobindo Pharma and Dr. Venkata Chathurvedula, Professor & Dean – Academics – IMT Hyderabad in the presence of other dignitaries at IMT Hyderabad campus in Shamshabad near here.
The Hyderabad-headquartered Aurobindo Pharma is stepping ahead to co-create the curriculum along with the IMT Hyderabad expert panel; the Leadership Program is primarily aimed to inculcate mid-level managers with the requisite skills pertaining to strategic planning, leadership abilities, building resilience, and managerial skills.
The company has shortlisted 35 candidates from over 150 mid-level managers from across functions following a coherent process that included – psychometric tools, behavioral assessment, business simulations, and a series of conversations with HODs.
The program is a six-month course and consists of four modules.
Raju said, In this fast pace world, an organisation at our scale with over 24000 employees spread across the globe, it is imperative for us not just to build a purpose-driven company and culture of trust, but also strongly impart and invest in our talent to make them future-ready and contribute to varied mission-critical operations of the company.
Dr Chathurvedula said, Collaboration with Aurobindo Pharma, will be launching a six-month post-graduate certification program in leadership.
The program's pedagogy entails experiential learning activities such as role-plays, group exercises, games, cases, and simulations so that the participants can assimilate and retain their learnings from these experiences.
The program, jointly designed and delivered by IMT Hyderabad and Aurobindo pharma, will help its managers attain individual growth and leadership capabilities and contribute to the organization's growth, he added.
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