The Leadership Factory

Yasmin Taj
The Times of India
16 September 2015

Leadership development is crucial in today's competitive times in order to have a healthy top line and that is why some top corporates are now launching their own leadership development programmes

The success or failure of any organisation can largely be attributed to its leadership. Thus, having the right kind of leadership to enable the organisation sail through good and bad times is highly crucial. Some exemplary organisations in India Inc have come up with exclusive leadership development programmes to set the tone for the future.

ADITYA BIRLA GROUP
The Global Manufacturing Leadership Programme (GMLP) is a premium and exclusive leadership platform of the Aditya Birla Group, which accelerates the development of middle and senior level talent to transform exceptional manufacturing leaders into business leaders who can take on challenging roles in production/operations, maintenance, planning, projects, electrical and instrumentation and power plants.

According to Ratan Shah, group talent mentor – manufacturing professionals, Aditya Birla Group, “We are not looking at people who will maintain status quo, but we are looking at people who will challenge the status quo with new ideas. We intend to take people from diverse industries and groom them into leadership positions.”

After being groomed and nurtured over a few years, the GMLP member can expect to join the coveted league of Aditya Birla Group leaders and be placed in key roles across geographies in more than 36 countries.