Bengaluru, 21 April 2025: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, a leading institution recognized for #BuildingBusinessOwners, has meticulously crafted a pioneering executive program titled “Strategy and Leadership Lessons from Nature.” The 3-day program is designed in partnership with the prestigious XLRI Xavier School of Management Jamshedpur. The deadline for submission and acceptance of nominations of the participants is 10 June 2025.
Scheduled from November 7-10, 2025, at the Tadoba Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, this unique leadership initiative is designed to help C-suite executives and senior leaders develop systemic strategies for sustainable enterprise growth, inspired by insights from nature.
Proudly announcing this initiative, Prof. Ram Kumar Kakani, Director, IIM Raipur shared, “Nature has always been the best strategist, innovator, and aesthetic leader. This program will help C-suits to step away from boardrooms and gain fresh perspectives. This initiative challenges conventional leadership illustrations by building a synergy between nature and business. We are all keen to integrate ecological intelligence with strategic decision making to foster sustainability and growth.”
Leveraging nature’s four-billion-year legacy of innovation, resilience, and adaptability, this program will take participants on a first-of-its-kind learning journey through a blend of classroom learning, guided safaris, reflective exercises, and leadership discussions led by renowned academicians, strategy experts, and wildlife specialists.
The program tailored for C-suits offers an unparalleled learning experience that delves into biomimicry, circular economy, adaptability, and sustainability, providing actionable strategies inspired by nature’s intelligence. Through the ‘FINER’ framework (Flexible, Intuitive, Non-linear, Excitable, and Responsible), leaders will learn how these attributes manifest in the wild and their applicability in business environments. Anchored in the Wilderness Leadership Framework, the curriculum covers Wisdom, Innovation, Leadership, Diversity, Endurance, Resourcefulness, Nurturing, Equilibrium, Stealth, and Synergy—all critical competencies for modern executives. In addition, executives will reflect on the ‘LEG’ (Laziness, Ego, Greed) framework, acknowledging how these traits, if unbalanced, can either drive excellence or disrupt ecosystems and organizations.
