usief.org.in Fulbright-Nehru-CII Fellowships for Leadership in Management : United States-India Educational Foundation

Organization : United States-India Educational Foundation
Fellowship Name : Fulbright-Nehru-CII Fellowships for Leadership in Management
Applicable For : Researchers
Applicable State : Al India

Website : http://www.usief.org.in/Fulbright-Nehru-CII-Fellowships-Leadership-Management.aspx

Fulbright-Nehru-CII Fellowships for Leadership in Management :
The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) announce the Fulbright-Nehru-CII Fellowships for Leadership in Management for the academic year 2015-2016. Indian business managers, whose employers would be willing to bear 50% (US$ 20,775) of the total cost (US$ 41,550), may compete to attend a specially designed 10-week management program at the Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, from May 20 – July 28, 2015. The Tepper School of Business is one of the world’s premier centers for teaching and research in business management. The Tepper School of Business faculty members have won wide acclaim, including eight Nobel Prizes in economics.

The Ten Week Program Consists Of The Following Components:
** Participation in the four-week Global Leadership Executive Forum (GLEF), an outstanding general management program offered by the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Bosch Institute. The flagship program by which the Carnegie Bosch Institute is known worldwide, presents, synthesizes, and applies knowledge about the multi-cultural professional environment in an intensive format. World-class faculty from Asia, Europe, and the U.S. address key management issues of strategy and leadership while touching upon topics of broad economic and international scope (see complete details in next section).

** Guided research on the growth of your organization under the supervision of a Professor – executives conduct study and produce an independent research paper that identifies challenge areas and growth prospects of their parent organizations that can be implemented in their home organizations at the end of their stay in the United States. This project gives additional focus to class work and independent study while fostering the application of learning when participants arrive back home.

** Participation in two workshops: Two workshops, 1 day to 1.5 days in length will be developed and delivered. Potential topics include Business and Technology, Business and Society, Business and Innovation. The composition of the group and their interests may also influence the focus of the workshops.
** Meetings with U.S. manufacturing and industrial organizations and opportunities to network with business leaders. These meetings will be shaped based on the interests of the Fulbright Scholars as well as to achieve broad exposure to industry and functional areas of excellence.

** Interaction with Carnegie Mellon Faculty as interests are expressed by various Fulbright Scholars and that can be successfully arranged with the specific faculty of interest.
** The opportunity to explore American culture by attending social, cultural, and sporting events in the Pittsburgh area, and experiencing life in a unique metropolitan city. In addition, the experience gives participants membership in the prestigious global Fulbright community, which has spread in 155 countries around the world.

Global Leadership Executive Forum Program Objectives:
The Fulbright scholars’ ten-week experience at Carnegie Mellon University begins with their participation in the four-week Global Leadership Executive Forum (GLEF). GLEF is the Carnegie Bosch Institute’s demanding flagship program, enabling participants to make a greater impact on the success of their multinational companies. Led by world-class faculty from around the globe, the intensive four-week program integrates three focus areas in an international context:
** Managing the Business
** Managing Yourself
** Managing and Leading Others

The program addresses key issues of strategy, business, and leadership. Leaders make a personal investment in attending the Global Leadership Executive Forum in order to increase their organizations impact through:
** Examining and understanding the rapidly evolving global business environment and how that impacts their organization
** Exploring cutting-edge strategy, corporate performance, and leadership concepts with world-class faculty
** Gaining a heightened understanding of the complexities and value of multi-cultural diversity and how it applies to leadership in the 21st century
** Examining personal leadership styles, presence and confidence through diverse and demanding experiential activities supported by feedback and individual coaching
** Increasing their ability to identify and effectively lead change initiatives through aligning internal and external constituents
** Building a powerful professional network with multi-national peers across a wide range of industries

Learning occurs in a highly interactive setting that incorporates thought-provoking lectures, case studies, small group workshops, computer-based simulations, and innovative projects with real-life business partners. Personal growth is an important element of the program, with 360 degree feedback, several assessment tools, and professional coaching integrated into the curriculum.

GLEF is attended by mid- to senior-level executives in multinational companies who currently hold, or aspire to, a key role in a global operation. They come from around the world with different cultural backgrounds. Participants represent a wide-ranging cross section of functional areas, including executive management, strategic planning, finance, human resources, legal, marketing, sales, operations, research & development, product engineering, and manufacturing, among others.

As a unique component of the Global Leadership Executive Forum, participants will work as part of multicultural and cross-functional executive teams to address a current challenge. The interactive experiences will provide an opportunity to utilize leadership skills in a practical, real-world setting. Group projects encourage participants to work outside their comfort zone in order to enhance their personal approach to business and leadership.

Global Leadership Executive Forum Selected Topical Areas:
** Megatrends
** Global Strategy
** Strategic Thinking
** Innovation and Sustainable Competitive Advantage (Ron Adner)
** Value-Driven Finance for Executives
** Integrated International Management Game
** Market Leadership and Global Marketing Strategy
** Developing and Communicating a Leadership Point of View
** Leading Highly Effective Teams (Coverdale)
** Star Performers
** Leadership and Followership
** Multicultural Management
** Creating Value in Cultural Diversity
** Power in Informal Networks – Leading Beyond Hierarchy
** Change Management Simulation
** Leadership Techniques from Performing Arts
** Creative Problem Solving
** Work/Life Integration
** Mindfulness for Leaders
** Leading Through Adversity
** Resilience as a Leader
** Leveraging Generational Diversity
** Inspiring Leadership for High-Performance Organizations

Eligibility Criteria:
In addition to the General Prerequisites, the applicants should:
** Be a responsible Indian citizen who can contribute to a full and fair picture of the culture and civilization of India, and thereby help to promote understanding and friendship between the peoples of the United States of America and India;
** Have a graduate degree;
** Have at least five years of managerial experience in an industry;
** Be in good health;
** Be present in India at the time of submitting the application and interview. If you will be abroad, please keep us informed;
** Not residing in the United States;
** Not be applying for or holding permanent residence (green card) in the United States;
** Preference will be given to candidates who have not had extensive recent U.S. experience;
** Give an undertaking to return to India on the completion of the fellowship; and
** Produce an undertaking from the employer that it would be willing to bear 50% of the total cost. Applications without this undertaking will not be considered.
** Candidates with valid H1/L1 visa not eligible.