Welcome to Ascend, an intensive leadership coaching program designed for mid to senior level leaders with 12-20 years of experience. This 2.5-month program is strategically positioned as your runway for preparing for 2027 as 7 in-person sessions in Bangalore and 3 online sessions.
By dedicating this time to address your career concerns and refining your focus, you will design your professional life and leadership for greater focus, momentum, clarity and energy.
As an immersive learning space that combines deep self-awareness, practical leadership tools, meaningful conversations, and embodied somatic learning experiences, this program helps you become a more effective, intentional, and impactful leader.
Why Ascend? Why Now?
If you find yourself at a strategic crossroads in your career, you may already be reflecting upon questions like these: ⟶
Spend September through November investing in the resource that matters most - you and your leadership skills.
Because the future does not happen by accident.
It is designed with purpose.
- What kind of leader do I want to grow into in this next phase?
- How do I lead with greater influence, clarity & confidence?
- How do I move beyond execution to creating meaningful impact?
- What must I develop today to be ready for the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow?
- How can I better add value in my role?
- How do I manage key stakeholders and do it impactfully?
What does Ascend offer?
It is designed to help you:
Develop greater self-awareness and leadership presence.
Understand how they think, relate, communicate, and lead.
Build the capacity to navigate complexity, ambiguity, and change.
Strengthen your ability to make effective requests, offers, and commitments.
Cultivate trust, accountability, and high-quality relationships with key stakeholders.
Create a clear leadership roadmap for the next stage of your professional journey.
Lead from a place of authenticity, responsibility, and purpose.
Learn ways to be resilient and take care of yourself.
Enter 2027 with greater clarity, confidence, and momentum.
Who is Ascend for?
- Mid to senior leaders with 12+years experience leading teams or a significant initiatives for their organisations
- Leaders of HR, L&D, OD & Tech teams
- Leaders of social enterprises and NGOs
- Entrepreneurs & founders
Course Curriculum
1. Foundations of Leadership Awareness ➝
4. Anatomy of Results ➝
2. What do You Care About? ➝
5. Somatics and Executive Presence ➝
3. Shifting your Public Identity ➝
6. Crafting Your Leadership Charter ➝
The Impact Of Ascend
By the end of the program, you will:
- Lead with greater self-awareness.
- Shift some communication patterns.
- Expand your leadership presence.
- Know ways to increase your influence and impact.
- Build a future-focused leadership identity.
- Create a roadmap for 2027.
The Course Structure
Ascend is designed as an intensive and experiential program.
- 7 full days of in-person workshops in Bangalore
- 3 online Zoom sessions, 90 minutes each
- Guided reflection exercises
- Peer learning conversations
- Practice-based leadership assignments
Program Dates & Venue
Dates of the In-person workshops:
September 4th (Friday), 5th (Saturday) & 6th (Sunday)
October 3rd (Saturday) & 4th (Sunday)
October 31st (Saturday)
November 7th (Saturday)
Venue: The Sanctum, Third floor, Above 108 Bespoke/ GKB Opticals, 12th Main Indiranagar, Bangalore
Timings: 9.30 am - 5.30 pm
Open in MapsLive Zoom Sessions:
September 18th (Friday) - 6.30 pm-8.30 pm
October 15th (Thursday) - 6.30 pm-8.30 pm
November 30th (Monday) - 6.30 pm-8.30 pm
** It is mandatory to attend all the sessions, so before committing to the course, please check if you are available on all these dates.
Leaders Speak - Testimonials
Simren Mehn
Practical Lead - OD & Senior Leadership Development (Global)
"I have known, worked with and learnt immensely from Sailaja Manacha. She has been a trusted sounding board and coach, helping me navigate while shaping both my professional growth and leadership journey."
Pramod Tambe
Senior Program Director
"My coaching journey with Sai has strengthened my self-confidence, balance, & authenticity, enabling me to show up more grounded, empathetic, & authentic in both my professional & personal interactions across all situations with greater ease."
Supriya Chitale
Global Head of Products
"The tools Sai introduced helped me understand my values and develop self-awareness. The CARES framework encouraged meaningful introspection, allowing me to focus on what truly matters in both my professional and personal life."
Madhusudhan Hegde
EVP & Business Unit Head
"For leaders looking to drive impact. Sai's unique coaching is invaluable. Insights will be followed by an action-oriented plan, and she will hold you accountable to the goals you set."
Veena Sethuraman
Founder & Author
As an executive coach, Sai combines radical care with candid honesty. She creates a safe space that holds leaders accountable, enabling ownership with clarity, purpose, integrity & confidence.
Rajat Makar
Senior Director of Engineering
"Sai's leadership course was one of the best learning experiences of my career. Her coaching was insightful, practical, and impactful. I highly recommend her to aspiring leaders looking to grow."
Ready to Register?
Experience alone does not create growth.
Intentional reflection and planning does.
Meaningful conversations do.
Practice does.
If you are ready to create that momentum in your leadership journey and consciously design the future, fill out the course registration form & we will get back to you.
This will be a personal & intensive experience of value and transformation; hence, we will be limiting the registrations to a small group on a first-come basis.
Investment: Rs. 80,000 + 18%GST
Total Rs. 94,400
Sailaja Manacha
Course leader, an accredited psychotherapist, an ICF Master Certified Coach, and a bestselling author, is recognised for her approach that seamlessly integrates psychology with leadership techniques. Her work incorporates elements from psychology, ontology, NLP, and spiritual frameworks, all grounded in practical real-world experiences.
