The fifth batch of Senior Management Programme-1 for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) began at IIM Indore on January 8, 2018. The batch consists of 34 participants and is led by Professor V.K. Gupta, Faculty, IIM Indore. The programme consists of two phases namely, Domestic Learning Component and Overseas Learning Component. The Domestic Learning Component will take place at the Institute from January 08-21, 2018; while the Overseas Learning Component will be held in six nations from January 22-February 04, 2018. The programme would include sessions on leadership development, motivation and team building, conflict management, managing change, effective communication, negotiation skills, strategic use of IT, quality management, etc.; among many others.
This programme is one of the customized programmes offered by IIM Indore and has been fairly successful in the years that have gone by. A growing number of organizations have partnered with the Institute for training their employees. The growing trust of these organizations has also been a motivating factor to develop customized management development programmes for them, with a flexibility of offering them at IIM Indore campus, their premises or any other mutually convenient location. These organizations have belonged to a diverse set of sectors namely, private sector, public sector, multi-national companies and government.