Leading High Performing Organisations
Half-Day Classroom Program Professors Doug Thomas and Melissa Thomas-Hun
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Program Overview
Join us for an exclusive half-day program by the University of Virginia – Darden School of Business in collaboration with XED, tailored for senior leaders, this high-impact session empowers you to navigate complexity with confidence – strengthening organizational resilience, elevating team performance, and driving strategic outcomes. Drawing on pioneering research and real-world insights, the program addresses today’s most pressing challenges in leadership, disruption management, and human capital strategy.
Built for Impact
In an era defined by volatility, disruption, and rapid change, high-impact leadership demands more than
control - it demands clarity, adaptability, and the ability to drive performance through people.
This high-intensity, half-day program, delivered by the world renowned faculty from the University of
Virginia Darden School of Business, equips senior leaders to:
- Respond to complexity with strategic clarity
- Build organizational resilience in the face of global disruption
- Foster psychological safety, collaboration, and a culture of high performance
- Align leadership with business priorities to deliver long-term, sustainable outcomes
Designed for decision-makers who translate ambiguity into action, this session draws on cutting-edge research and real-world insights to help executives lead with confidence, and turn uncertainty into strategic advantage.
Program Fee
INR 25,000 + GST
Date & Location
Sep 2, 2025 - Mumbai | 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Sep 6, 2025 - New Delhi | 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sep 8, 2025 - Bangalore | 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM
(includes lunch & coffee)
Faculty
Professor Doug Thomas
Professor Doug Thomas is the Academic Director of the Sands Institute for Lifelong Learning and the Henry E. McWane Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. He is a global expert in supply chain management, production and inventory planning, and logistics performance. He has taught executive programs across four continents and consulted with leading organizations including ExxonMobil, IBM, Accenture, and the U.S. Marine Corps. He earned his B.S. in Operations Research from Cornell University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Professor Melissa Thomas-Hunt
Professor Melissa Thomas-Hunt is the Vice Dean, John D. Forbes Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, and the Senior Associate Dean for the Residential Full-Time MBA Program & Special Advisor to the Dean on Connection at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, as well as Professor of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. A global expert on team dynamics, inclusive leadership, and negotiation, she previously served as Head of Global Diversity and Belonging at Airbnb and has held faculty roles at Stanford, Cornell, and Kellogg. She earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University and her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
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