Book Talk – Mr. Sanjiv Sarin on Strategic Innovation in Leadership
25 February 2026, Wednesday
25 February 2026, Wednesday
11:00 AM
01:00 PM
School of Management, IILM University, Gurugram
School of Management, IILM University, Gurugram
IILM University, Gurugram
The School of Management at IILM University, Gurugram, hosted Mr. Sanjiv Sarin for a book talk centred on the theme of strategic innovation in leadership — an event that provided students and faculty with a structured opportunity to engage with a published author’s perspectives on the intersection of leadership challenges and strategic innovation in contemporary business environments.
The book talk facilitated substantive discussion on leadership challenges and strategic innovation through practical examples — grounding theoretical perspectives in real-world contexts and enabling participants to examine the often complex and non-linear relationship between leadership thinking and organisational innovation in an applied, accessible manner.
Attendees engaged directly with the author’s perspectives on connecting theory and real-world application — an intellectual exchange that reinforced the School of Management’s commitment to ensuring that academic frameworks are consistently interrogated through the lens of practical relevance and professional applicability.
The format of a book talk, centred on direct dialogue between an author and an engaged academic audience, reflects an intellectually enriching model of management education that supplements formal instruction with exposure to original thought, published scholarship, and the reflective perspectives of practitioners who have translated experience into structured professional knowledge.
The event was positioned as part of the School of Management’s broader focus on management education — reinforcing the institution’s commitment to hosting thought leaders, practitioners, and scholars whose work contributes to the intellectual environment that supports the development of future business leaders.
Students gained direct access to an author’s published perspectives on strategic innovation and leadership, enriching their understanding of how leadership theory is developed, articulated, and communicated in the form of professional scholarship — and how published management thought connects to the practical realities of leading organisations through change and innovation.
Engagement with practical examples of leadership challenges and strategic innovation provided students with concrete reference points for the abstract management concepts encountered in their academic coursework — strengthening their ability to apply theoretical frameworks to real-world business scenarios with greater confidence and analytical clarity.
The book talk format exposed students to the intellectual discipline of translating professional experience and leadership insight into structured, publishable thought — inspiring students to develop their own reflective and analytical capacities and to engage with management knowledge as an evolving body of scholarship rather than a fixed set of prescriptions.
Direct interaction with a published author in a discussion-oriented setting developed students’ capacity for critical intellectual engagement — practising the skills of questioning, analysis, and reasoned dialogue that are as important to professional management practice as they are to academic scholarship.
The event reinforced for students the value of engaging with management literature as a complement to formal instruction — encouraging a habit of reading, reflection, and intellectual curiosity that distinguishes thoughtful, continuously developing business professionals from those whose learning ends at the boundary of the formal curriculum.