You can talk all the talk you want, but what matters the most in business is what walk one can walk. For every leader or professional, walking the walk requires mastering and applying the skills professional, personal and human required for effective decision-making and execution. Centering its learning & development approach and pedagogy on this vital aspect has been the game changer for ICFAI Business School Hyderabad

(ISB). With a learning philosophy based on continuous learning, IBS trains its students in these skills through a series of softskills lab sessions scheduled throughout the program,along with case-based education that helps students develop good analytical skills. It's also one of the reasons why IBS is one of the best B-Schools in the country after close to three decades of its inception.

The institute has also been able to use its heritage to its advantage through its alumni network. The graduates from IBS are in top management positions in India and around the world, and more than 58000 graduates are working worldwide. In addition to building the reputation of IBS with their success, the alumni remain in touch with each other and their alma mater through the IBS Alumni Federation (IBSAF). This has been crucial in terms of the institute facilitating solid corporate relations and, as a result, improved graduate placement possibilities. This issue is dedicated to IBS' success in the corporate arena as we feature some of the leaders from the institute.