IIM Jammu, ICAI organise three-day management development programme

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu along with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) have organised a management development programme from December 7 to 9, 2022 at IIM Jammu- Srinagar campus. 35 ICAI members working across different domain will be participating over the next 2 days.

The primary objective of the programme is to help attendees acquire knowledge and increase effectiveness in their managerial roles. Various tools such as role-plays, case studies, individual and group exercises, theme-based discussions, and experience sharing, practitioner sessions will be used to make the programme more effective.

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The programme will be using interactive experiential learning methods to achieve upskilling of participants in to leadership, self-management and leadership, developing organizational excellence, design thinking for sustainable growth, creating high-performance teams, crisis management, digital transformation using AI and emerging technologies, understanding business environment and competitive strategies, developing excellence through interpersonal communication and training, embracing transformational changes that technology and digitization will bring.

The sessions will also feature seminars by IIM Jammu, dean of academics, Jabir Ali and other faculty from the institute. At the end of the three-day programme, the attendees will receive a certificate of participation issued by the institution.

While speaking about the management development programme, IIM Jammu, director, BS Sahay, said: “The programme intends to hone the management, leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills of Chartered Accountants. The modules within the programme are structured to offer a good understanding of the newest, and most relevant techniques and approaches in management that help in the development of managerial and leadership skills of these young professionals.”

Speaking on the occasion, ICAI, vice-chairman, Raj Chawla, said: “In a fast-changing world, chartered accountants are increasingly assuming managerial responsibilities which demand enhanced understanding of other business functions including leadership & effective interpersonal and communication skills, skills in domains of marketing, strategy, change and crisis management and ability to analyze business eco-system, the MDP will help to address and enhance the existing skillsets of the chartered accountants. I am confident that, the participants will not only become much more effective in their managerial roles by acquiring cross-functional perspectives.”