High Impact Business Leadership Programme

For Real Estate Developers & Built-Environment Businesses

Date: 7th - 8th July 2026

Status

Accepting Applications

Location

ISB&M Pune Campus

Lead with strategic clarity. Build performance-driven teams. Deliver measurable business results.

About This Program

In August 2025, Maharashtra’s real estate sector received a sharp reminder that execution discipline is no longer only a site-level issue. A Times of India report dated 19 August 2025 stated that 4,812 housing projects across Maharashtra had been suspended since July 2025 after developers failed to update construction progress or seek extensions.

Leadership in real estate directly affects sales velocity, customer confidence, cash flow, registrations, lender comfort, and brand credibility. The question is no longer: “Is the project progressing?” The sharper question is: “Are our people, systems, reviews, and decisions are leading a team that delivers on time without compromising on quality?”

This programme is built around that reality. Maharashtra real estate leaders now operate at the intersection of demand cycles, approvals, construction timelines, RERA commitments, channel performance, capital cost, CRM pressure, and reputation risk. Mid and senior managers must read weak signals early, align functions quickly, negotiate responsibly, and make decisions that protect both performance and trust.

Key Program Features

Leadership Capability Real Estate Business Impact
Scenario-Based Decision Making Better preparedness for demand shifts, approval delays, cost overruns, inventory build-up, or sudden customer-escalation situations.
General Management Perspective Managers evaluate decisions through market, finance, construction, customer, talent, and regulatory lenses—not only functional targets.
Negotiation and Influence Stronger outcomes in channel alignment, contractor/vendor discussions, internal upward influence, customer commitments, and stakeholder management.
Data and Financial Analysis Sharper judgement on pricing, product mix, sales velocity, collections, cost-to-complete, working capital, and value creation.
High-Impact Team Leadership Improved accountability, cross-functional coordination, escalation discipline, and performance culture.

  • Module 1 : Leadership Assessment for Real Estate Managers
    Assessment centre-based approach to define each participant’s learning needs.
  • Module 2 :  Business Strategy and Scenario Planning
    Micro-market analysis, demand shifts, product-positioning choices, approval and execution uncertainty, competitive response.
  • Module 3 : Business Problem Solving and Decision Making
    Structured frameworks using real estate situations such as stuck inventory, delayed approvals, cost escalation, channel conflict, and customer escalations.
  • Module 4 : Negotiation, Stakeholder Management and Upward Influence
    Negotiating with vendors, contractors, channel partners, customers, investors, internal committees, and senior management.
  • Module 5 : Technology, Data and AI-Enabled Real Estate Leadership
    Digital sales funnels, CRM analytics, project dashboards, AI-enabled business analysis, MIS discipline, and data-driven reviews.
  • Module 6 : Financial Analysis, Planning and Value Creation
    Value creation in real estate, financial feasibility and property evaluation, valuation and investment decision making.
  • Module 7 : Business Transformation and Change Management
    Moving from execution to scalable systems, governance, cross-functional reviews, and change adoption.
  • Module 8 : Leading High-Impact Real Estate Teams
    Performance culture, target setting and management, difficult conversations, collaboration across sales-projects-CRM-finance, and leadership resilience.
    • Superior Team Performance: Build teams that deliver superior performance and measurable business outcomes.
    • Business & General Management Perspective: Evaluate ideas and plans across markets, technology, financial value, talent, and business results.
    • Data-Driven Decisions: Master knowledge-driven thinking and a cost-and-value approach to decision making.
    • Cost and Value Driven Thinking: Understand the financial implications of your ideas and initiatives.
    • Performance Culture: Develop performance-driven teams, strong relationships, and an achievement-oriented culture.
    • Modern Business Analysis: Utilise AI-enabled tools and technology-driven approaches for analysis and planning.
    • Experiential Learning: Highly collaborative, interactive, and execution-driven learning.
    • Peer Knowledge Transfer: Learn from peers and business leaders across industries.

    • Project heads, construction managers, planning heads, and execution leaders moving into broader business responsibility.
    • Assessment and development centre to identify each participant’s leadership strengths and development needs.
    • Real estate case discussions based on market cycles, delayed possession risks, customer trust, financing pressure, and growth choices.
    • Scenario simulations: launch-readiness review, cash-flow stress review, customer escalation board, contractor negotiation, and business review with senior leadership.
    • Psychometric assessment and guided self-reflection for leadership style, decision preferences, conflict management, and influencing behaviour.
    • AI, GenAI, and analytics-enabled exercises for business analysis, dashboard interpretation, customer insight, and presentation of recommendations.
    • Action-learning projects tied to live organisational priorities such as sales velocity, handover experience, cost discipline, CRM process, or cross-functional execution.

    • Project heads, construction managers, planning heads, and execution leaders moving into broader business responsibility.
    • Sales, marketing, CRM, channel, and customer experience leaders handling revenue, trust, and market-facing decisions.
    • Finance, procurement, legal, liaison, HR, and strategy managers who must influence business outcomes beyond functional execution.
    • High-potential mid and senior-level managers identified for business head, regional head, project head, or P&L leadership roles.
    • Entrepreneurs and second-line leaders in developer organisations preparing for scale, governance, and professionalised management.

    Program Leader

    Team Member
    Dr. Pramod Kumar
    PhD (IIT Bombay)

    Formerly with IIM Ahmedabad; Former Chairperson-Placement, XLRI Jamshedpur; Ex- Director, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune; Consultant to over 80 leading companies worldwide. Internationally quoted author of over 100 research papers, cases and management games.


    Team Member
    Prof. S. B. Subramaniam
    Chartered Accountant (Fellow Member of ICAI)

    Over three decades of experience as CFO / Head of Finance in leading Indian and multinational organisations. Combines highly extensive corporate leadership experience with consulting in business finance and mentor business managers to drive financial discipline and sustainable growth.


    Team Member
    Prof. Abhishek Sinha
    B.E (NIT, Rourkela), PGDM (SCMHRD, Pune)

    Over 20 years of rich industry-wide experience. Senior leadership roles in reputed organizations like Samsung Electronics, Madura Coats, Akzo Nobel, and Aircel. Consulted for start-ups in health-tech and consumer durables.

    Limited in - house accommodation

    Nearby Hotel Details will be Provided and Booking will be facilitated

    Participants on the completion of the program will receive a Certificate and alumni status from International School of Business and Media, Pune, enabling access to a network of distinguished alumni and career resources.

    The ISB&M alumni will get access to 12000+ alumni network across 45 countries.

    Enrolment

    Applications are now open for the High Impact Business Leadership Programme for Real Estate Developers & Built-Environment Businesses. Professionals, managers, and business leaders from all sectors are invited to enrol. Seats are limited to maintain an interactive and experiential learning environment. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

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