How can C-suite executives draw insights from nature to develop systemic strategies to create a sustainable future for their enterprise?
Mother nature is the longest surviving, most successful business enterprise ever. Nearly four billion years of existence makes nature the most successful R&D lab and knowledge repository of radical ideas on evolution, innovation, design, diversity, competition, leadership, succession, sustainability, collaboration, communications, marketing, strategy etc.
The philosophical underpinnings for the course design draw inspiration from Albert Einstein’s quote, “look deep into nature and you will understand everything better”.
This is probably first-of-its-kind leadership program in India, where participants will imbibe lessons from nature - by staying in nature, exploring nature and expanding horizons of knowledge through this new exposition.
To provide the participants with:
Professional wildlife biologists & strategy and leadership gurus will guide the participants through talks, walks, and safaris in the wilderness, interspersed with classroom lectures and moderated intense discussions. This course combines classroom sessions with hands-on experiences at Tadoba National Park.
You’ll learn about leadership models, nature-inspired strategies, and discuss adaptability and resilience.
Participants will go on safaris to observe animal behaviour, interactions, and responses to their environment.
Before and after the safari, you’ll complete questionnaires to capture changes in your perspective, encouraging deeper personal insights.
Program contents will cover (but not limited to) the following key aspects:
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tadoba Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India |
| Schedule | 7th November 2025 to 10th November 2025 |
| Program Fee |
INR 2,80,000/- + GST as applicable *Additional cost for spouse: INR 31,000/- + GST |
| Deadline | 10 June 2025 |
Executives in Senior Leadership Roles of any Organization with over 100+ Crore Revenue or Similar
Deadline: 10 June 2025
Dr. Tata L. Raghu Ram is an ecologist by training (MSc in Limnology & Ph.D. in wildlife biology) and has been a full-time faculty in Ivy League management institutes (IIM Calcutta earlier and now XLRI) for over 20 years. He brings 34 years of expertise in ecology and management sciences to lead this program.
Raghu was a Fulbright Environmental Leadership alumnus at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He published/trained/consulted/led projects on corporate sustainability for the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change-GOI, the World Bank, Coal India Limited, Tata Steel, Power Finance Corporation Ltd., Indian Oil Corporation, ONGC, Government of Jharkhand etc. He presently serves on the Jharkhand State Board for Wildlife.
He earlier worked with Wildlife Institute of India-Dehra Dun, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research-Mumbai and IIM Calcutta before joining XLRl in 2006.
Ram is the Director of IIM Raipur as well as governing council member of other institutes such as AIIMS Raipur, HNLU Raipur and IGNFA Dehradun. He was a Professor and Head, Center for Governance, at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode, India. Earlier, Ram was a faculty at XLRI Jamshedpur and LBSNAA Mussoorie. He has worked internationally as an academician in Denmark, Nigeria, Singapore, and UAE. Ram has also served as the Director of the Government of India’s National Center for Leadership Development and Competency Assessment.
Ram started his professional career as a technocrat in the corporate sector and moved towards the higher education world, focusing on the field of Finance-Performance-Strategy. Ram has co-authored multiple books in the domains of finance and public administration with publishers like Cambridge, Sage, Routledge and McGraw-Hill.
Prof. Umesh Sharraf did his schooling at St Xavier’s Bokaro; B.Tech. (Mechanical Engg.) from I.I.T. Kanpur in 1985; P.G.D.M. from I.I.M. Ahmedabad in 1987 and joined the Indian Police Service in 1989. While in service, he completed L.L.B. from S.K. University. He superannuated as DG SPF Telangana in June 2023.
He is presently Adjunct Professor in IIM Raipur and heads the Centre for Leadership in Practice there. He is also the State Director (AP & Telangana) for the Zee Media group.
Education and Experience: Nuclear Physicist and Management Graduate: Worked across Multinational, Government, NGO, Section 25(now 8) and Indian Private Sectors. Founder-CXO - Last Resort - since 1987. B-School Teacher, Corporate Trainer, Consultant and Technical Writer.
Technical Writing: Widely published writer specializing in Business, Nature, and Technology.
Interpretive Exhibits and Writing: Has worked on projects at Kanha, Gir, Little Rann of Kutch, Bajana NPs and WLS, Surat Zoo, Padamdungari etc. He is the Chief Curator of the Biodiversity Nucleus at IIM Raipur.
Non-Trivial Pursuits: Runs a studio/atelier/gallery immersed in extreme woodworking where he is the Chief Woodworker. He has been on the Boards of SAATH Charitable Trust and has been a founder member of several companies in software, and job reskilling. Widely traveled Naturalist and Angler. Unicycles and plays the didgeridoo. Fluent in nine languages. Earthmoving Equipment Licensed. TedX Speaker.
He retired as the Chief Innovation Officer at Aditya Birla Group & HEAD– GROUP SERVICES ADITYA BIRLA GROUP; He was earlier Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd; Executive Director – Foods, Hindustan Unilever.
Shrijeet was the Chief Innovation Officer at Aditya Birla Group, a $60 billion fortune 500 conglomerate. He oversaw multiple areas of innovation, including digitalization, data & analytics, consumer digitalization, data & analytics, consumer digitalization, consumer-centric innovations, innovation fund ecosystems, centric innovation fund ecosystems, brand development, and sustainability for the Group.
He was a passionate leader and innovator throughout his long career. His keen observations on wildlife and nature through his many forays into nature and forests have honed his practical leadership skills and made him keen to share the nature-inspired wisdom.
