Cohort · Home furnishings exporter
Accountability and AI adoption at a leading Indian home furnishings exporter
A three-tier programme building clarity at the top, accountability in the middle, and AI-enabled work across functions.
5
strategic priorities, each with a named owner
93–100%
participant satisfaction
The challenge
Ambitious growth targets, heavy dependence on a few key individuals, and unclear ownership across functions and locations.
What we did
Leadership sessions to set strategic priorities; accountability sessions for mid-management across four batches, built on process mapping and RACI; and function-specific AI training. A post-session action tracker is reviewed in leadership meetings.
Results
Strategy translated into 5 priorities with named owners. Process maps and RACI for Procurement and Merchandising nearly live, alongside hands-on prompt engineering, data analysis and dashboards.
Status: Ongoing, with the RACI rollout continuing across the remaining functions.
Cohort · Indian social enterprise
Year-long leadership capacity building at a social enterprise of 2,000+ employees
Building middle managers’ capacity to take ownership, drive performance and strengthen the leadership pipeline.
50
leaders being developed
22
teams with processes mapped
2,000+
employees in the organisation
The challenge
Mid-managers weren’t yet empowered to own bigger outcomes, succession was thin, and one-off trainings rarely changed behaviour.
What we did
A year-long quarterly learning cycle rather than a one-off programme: a current-state assessment, co-designed content, in-person workshops each quarter and virtual check-ins in between, reinforced by a peer community and leadership connects.
Results
Processes for all 22 teams mapped and major bottlenecks identified, with metrics defined to track business value. Participants span field leadership and institutional functions including Finance, Procurement, HR and Admin.
Status: Ongoing. Each team is driving process improvements through March 2027.
Cohort · UN agency
Capability-building cohort for a UN agency
Building staff capability in high performance mindsets, routines, meetings, AI adoption, Excel and presentations.
Fortnightly
virtual sessions
The challenge
A fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with uneven adoption of AI and everyday tech.
What we did
Pre-session surveys and interviews tailored every topic. Sessions used hands-on activities, breakout problem solving, organisation-specific AI tutorials and analysis of an anonymised organisational dataset, backed by cheatsheets and worksheets.
Results
AI tools are now used daily for research, drafting, synthesis and analysis. The Minto Pyramid changed how participants across Programme, Operations, M&E, Partnerships and Communications structure their communication.
Status: Completed, with a roadmap to sustain adoption. A next phase of tailored coaching and team-specific problem solving has been proposed.
“Highly engaging and incredibly fun.”
Participants, on the Minto Pyramid session
Cohort · Health nonprofit
Depth-first management programme for a health nonprofit
Strengthening core management capabilities across an entire organisation working on public health in India.
90+
people, the entire organisation
6
frameworks practised in depth
The challenge
A fast-paced, field-based environment where learning rarely carried into daily work, across feedback, communication, problem solving, decisions and project management.
What we did
Fewer topics, greater depth: interactive, case-based online sessions, each co-planned and signed off in advance. Frameworks included Radical Candour and SBII for feedback, the Minto Pyramid, and structured models for problem solving, data-driven decisions and project management.
Results
One or two frameworks practised in depth per session, built on the organisation’s own success stories and real cases, with champions identified to embed the practices.
Status: Completed in November 2025, with a 4-step integration roadmap so learning outlasts the programme.
Workshops · Big Four audit firm
Productivity workshops for a Big Four audit firm
Practical productivity training for the Assistant Manager cohort at the Indian arm of a global audit firm.
The challenge
High workloads and fatigue, and strong internal demand for practical help managing both.
What we did
Six-hour structured workshops covering a productivity mindset, weekly prioritisation and planning, task management, routines and habits, daily planning and deep work.
Results
Participants did live planning, prioritisation and reflection exercises in the sessions, using tools refined over years of training.
Status: Contract renewed after the first year, based on strong participant feedback.
“This training should be made mandatory across all levels of the organisation.”
Workshop participant
Cohort · Indian NGO
High-intensity productivity cohort for a leading Indian NGO
Improving the productivity of mid- to senior leadership working under tight deadlines and resource constraints.
~54 min
extra focus time a day
5
weekly contests with live leaderboards
The challenge
Tight deadlines, strict resource constraints, and rising fatigue and burnout among leaders.
What we did
A cohort covering productivity mindset, weekly prioritisation, task management, routines and habits, daily planning and deep work, and managing meetings and collaboration.
Results
Workbooks captured each participant’s learning and reflections. Most reported better focus, stronger habits and a more positive mindset.
Status: A second cohort for middle and senior leadership was requested after the first.
“This training was something that I really needed without realizing it! I have incorporated almost all the methods taught and have used it to not only improve my productivity at work, but also in my personal life.”
Cohort participant