Empowering leaders with evidence-based strategies and personalized development.
At TAPMI’s Leadership Assessment & Development Center (LADC), we nurture transformational leaders equipped to thrive in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. We enable self-awareness, skill enhancement, and leadership transformation through a proven six-step process.
We nurture transformational leaders equipped to excel in a rapidly evolving VUCA world. Our student-centric and innovative methodology emphasizes self-awareness, personalized growth plans, and leadership refinement. This structured six-step process ensures a commitment to excellence and fosters lifelong learning for leadership transformation.
Building deep insights into personal strengths, limitations, and leadership style for foundational growth.
Crafting tailored development plans that align with unique aspirations and competencies.
Enhancing critical leadership capabilities through targeted interventions and training.
Equipping individuals with essential skills to address complex challenges and drive impactful results.
Translating strategies into action through real-world applications and experiential learning.
Evaluating outcomes, gathering feedback, and integrating lessons for continuous improvement and sustained leadership growth.
Imagine a young leader-in-the-making, filled with ambition but unsure how to harness their potential. They know they want to inspire change, create meaningful impact, and lead others — but the path to transformational leadership feels unclear. At TAPMI’s Leadership Development Centre, this journey becomes possible, structured, and deeply personal.
In today’s complex world, leaders must do more than manage tasks; they must inspire innovation, foster collaboration, and navigate challenges with empathy and confidence. Transformational leadership is about making this leap — leading not just by exercising authority but by example, vision, and engagement.
The journey begins with Self-Awareness. Each student undergoes a series of scientifically validated psychometric assessments, revealing their leadership strengths, drivers, and areas for growth. These insights are not generic — they are razor-sharp and unique to every individual. A focused, friendly, one-on-one advisory session with trained faculty helps students unpack their leadership report, identify gaps, and create a vision for the leader they aspire to be. For example, the student may not be open-minded enough and needs to develop that quality.
Next comes Strategizing Self-Development. Armed with their leadership roadmap, students engage in reflective sessions, journaling their experiences and analyzing them through Kolb’s learning model. Through this introspection, they discover how everyday moments can be powerful leadership lessons.
The final phase is Core Competency Development. Students immerse themselves in a flagship leadership course, where they practice setting direction, aligning teams, and fostering engagement — the essential leadership skills.
Our students do not just graduate with knowledge; they emerge as confident, empathetic, and visionary leaders. They have the self-awareness to recognize their impact, the strategies to continuously improve, and the core competencies to lead purposefully. This journey isn’t just about building better professionals — it’s about shaping leaders who can make a difference in the world.
Our goal is to cultivate transformational leaders who possess vital leadership competencies, empowering them to navigate the complexities and uncertainties of a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) world. We aim to equip these leaders with the skills and insights necessary to foster innovation, inspire commitment, and pursue excellence throughout their professional journeys, ensuring they can thrive in any environment while making a positive impact on their organizations and communities.
Our mission is to close the leadership development gap by actively involving students in a personalized, student-centric approach that meets their unique needs and aspirations. At the Leadership Assessment & Development Center, we employ innovative teaching strategies and methodologies that foster an engaging learning environment. By providing tailored support and resources, we aim to cultivate the next generation of leaders who not only drive organizational success but also promote sustainable growth within their communities. Through this transformative journey, students are empowered to inspire others and make a lasting impact in their fields.
Our commitment to student-centricity and innovation ensures the holistic development of leaders equipped to thrive in a VUCA world. By integrating evidence-based strategies with personalized development plans, we empower individuals to confidently navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and foster impactful change. Through continuous learning and an unwavering pursuit of excellence, we shape leaders ready to make a meaningful difference in an ever-evolving global landscape.
The Center also offers leadership training for a group of 20-30 corporate personnel who are trained on all the 3 steps of transformational leadership.
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Administered to over 500 students, the first step takes about a month necessitating stringent recording and quality control.
Contact us
Mail us at: ladc.tapmi@manipal.edu or call +91-820-2701000
Mr. Sundar Ramani is Managing Director and Head of International Markets at HSBC Private Bank, based in Singapore.He rejoined HSBC to oversees business development in Australia, Europe, international Japan, the Middle East and offshore India. Previously, Sundar served as HSBC’s Market Head for Malaysia and before that as regional head for the South Asia team. Before returning to HSBC, Sundar was Global Head of JPMorgan’s Offshore India business, overseeing teams in London, Dubai and Singapore. Sundar began his banking career with Citibank in India and Hong Kong.
Kajal has nearly 15 years of experience in brand marketing, leveraging technology to devise marketing solutions for businesses, internet strategy and sales, online user experience and online PR. She has handled marketing responsibilities in various capacities across sectors like financial services, consumer durable, retail and eCommerce. She brings in a business oriented approach to leveraging digital marketing as an alternate channel for customer acquisition and engagement. She holds a B.E degree in Computer Science and finished her PGDBM in Systems & Finance from this prestigious institute in the year 2003. Kajal is one of the rare marketing professionals who cleared all three levels of the CFA in 2015. She brings great understanding of marketing, finance and business solutions using technology to the table. She has worked with organizations both established brands like Bajaj Allianz, DSP BlackRock, Times Of India Group, RITU KUMAR, Usha International and eCommerce startups like Luxehues.com in roles that have been at the confluence of marketing and technology. Kajal now works as a senior marketing consultant with both startups and established players, helping them embrace new digital technologies along with content marketing ideas to set up a new benchmark in user experience and engagement. She is currently working as a consultant with Franklin Templeton Investments India, Mirum Agency, the digital arm of JWT & a WPP group company and an AI startup, Jubi.AI.
KajalAtul has worked with a diverse range of companies in the last 12 years ranging from IT majors to Indian retail start-ups, which has equipped him to handle diverse work environment and structures. He is a seasoned start-up professional with a unique knack to build things from scratch. One of the early members of HR team at Flipkart in 2011, he was instrumental during the rapid growth of the company while managing HR for their Supply Chain. In 2014, he joined BlueStone and set it‘s entire HR processes- establishing the organization as an employer of choice and also supporting the organization during it’s exponential growth. He has been recognized by Jombay and World HRD Congress for his contribution and work in HR space. Atul has been active in the field of academics too. Sharing his experiences in form of case studies, he extensively writes and talks about them. He has been guest speaker at many B-schools including TAPMI. He counsels young students to evaluate and arrive at informed career choices.
Company – Kotak Mahindra Bank
After my post-graduation wherein I inculcated ethics, focus, not fearing failure and strategic thinking along with community service I was placed with e-serve intl (erstwhile citigroup) in Mumbai wherein I worked in documentary collections for North and South America for 1 yr. I then moved on to work with Wealthfirst Advisors a startup by ex DSP Merrill Lynch team. For the last 14 yrs I have been with Kotak in varied roles starting as a Relationship Manager for Priority Channel, then Investment counsellor for Mumbai Central and Suburb region, followed by Branch Manager – Chembur, Investment Product Manager – National level, Digital Banking (6yrs) and now heading the privy programme (mass affluent and priority customers). I was part of the team to be awarded for digital based biometric savings account opening by Finnoviti awards and various others. My career in Kotak has taken me places and given me and evolved knowledge of Banking and process and I could now call myself a true banker with sales, digital, process, business and product exposure.
Established in 1981, TAPMI has been at the forefront of management education, shaping future leaders through academic excellence, innovation, and real-world learning. With a commitment to nurturing global wealth creators and industry-ready professionals, we continuously benchmark ourselves against the best. Guided by our core values—Excellence, Trust, Honesty, Innovation, Commitment, and Student-Centricity—we foster a culture of ethics, sustainability, and transformative learning.
