Program Overview

Most data programs stop at charts and dashboards. This one goes further into how human beings think, feel, and decide. Leader’s today are drowning in dashboards but starving for meaning. Attention spans are shrinking, cognitive load is rising, and decisions are increasingly shaped by how insights are framed rather than what the numbers say.

Storytelling with Data is an executive education program designed to bridge the critical gap between analysis and impact. The program equips leaders with the ability to translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences such as boards, investors, regulators, customers, and cross-functional teams. Participants learn to move beyond “reporting” toward decision-oriented communication.

Grounded in insights from behavioral science, cognitive psychology, and real-world executive practice, the program focuses on how people process information, where attention goes, and why certain stories trigger trust, urgency, or resistance. Participants will learn how to structure narratives around business questions, select and simplify the right metrics, design visuals that reduce cognitive friction, and frame insights to support strategic decisions.

Rather than teaching tools or software, the program develops a leader’s mindset for data communication focusing on clarity over complexity, insight over volume, and action over aesthetics. Through case discussions, executive-level examples, and hands-on exercises, participants will practice turning data into narratives that influence strategy, accelerate alignment, and enable confident decision-making.

By the end of the program, leaders will be able to ensure that their data does not merely inform but persuades, aligns, and drives results.

• The Narrative Supremacy: 2026 trends suggest that “narrative” has replaced “visualization” as the top skill data professionals want to improve. Executives increasingly prioritize a clear story over decorative dashboards to reduce the “context-switching tax” that kills decision velocity.
• Decision Impact: Highly data-driven organizations are 3x more likely to report significant improvements in decision-making when they combine sound analysis with clear narrative.
• The “Dashboard-Optional” Era: By 2026, dashboards are no longer the default. Insights are being consumed directly within daily workflow apps (CRM, Slack, etc.), or via natural language “chat” interfaces.
• Human vs. Machine Synthesis: Gartner predicts that by 2026, 40% of analytics queries will be created via natural language, and much of the storytelling will be automatically generated. 

Program Objectives

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Convert complexity into clarity by transforming data-heavy analyses into concise, compelling narratives that influence executive decision-making
• Communicate data with authority and impact, combining confidence, executive presence, and emotional resonance to engage senior stakeholders
• Eliminate common data-communication pitfalls, including information overload, weak framing, and misinterpretation of insights
• Raise the bar on executive communication, ensuring data conversations lead to alignment, conviction, and action rather than confusion or debate

What Makes This Program Distinctive

This program uniquely integrates four critical dimensions of high-impact data communication:

• Cognitive science of attention and cognitive load
  Applying principles such as the curse of knowledge, salience, pre-attentive processing, and rapid “blink-test” evaluation to ensure insights are instantly understood
• Narrative intelligence for leaders
  Structuring data stories using proven story arcs, emotional hooks, metaphors, and executive frameworks such as TOP-T to guide interpretation and decision-making
• Executive presence in data conversations
  Strengthening delivery through deliberate use of voice, pauses, body language, and eye contact—so the messenger reinforces the message
• Hands-on, real-world application
  Enabling participants to transform their own datasets, presentations, and dashboards into persuasive leadership narratives they can use immediately

Business Impact for Organizations

• • Faster decision-making and reduced meeting cycles
  • Better alignment across leadership teams and functions
  • Stronger credibility of data-driven recommendations
  • Higher ROI from analytics, BI, and data investments

Pedagogy

• Short concept bursts grounded in Neuroscience
• Real organizational case studies (e.g., FitTrack, FinSure, Sales & HR datasets)
• Storyboarding exercises (pen-and-paper, not PowerPoint first)
• Role plays and executive simulations
• Individual and group feedback
• Capstone presentation with senior leadership critique

Who is it for?

This program is designed for experienced leaders who regularly influence decisions through data and are expected to communicate insights with clarity and authority.

• Experience Level
  Professionals with 8–20+ years of experience operating in senior, cross-functional, or enterprise-wide roles
• Typical Roles
  Senior Managers, Functional and Business Heads, Program and Transformation Leaders, and Enterprise Initiative Owners
• Functional Backgrounds
  Strategy, Finance, Operations, Human Resources, Analytics, Product Management, Sales, and Risk Management
• Best Suited For Leaders Who:

• • • • Present data to senior leadership, boards, or external stakeholders
      • Lead complex reviews, performance discussions, or transformation initiatives
      • Are accountable for influencing outcomes, not just sharing analysis

Program Content

Mr. Suman Ghose holds an undergraduate degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur & an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He has over two decades of corporate work experience in some of the world’s top multinational companies such as Cadbury’s, Intel, Philips and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Suman is a coach and trainer for the World Health Organization, part of the United Nations. His experience spans areas of Leadership Development, Competency Development, Practice Building, Program Management and Business Consulting. Mr. Ghose brings with him global experience having worked in Asia Pacific and Europe.

Suman is co-founder of Inroads Leadership Development. Suman is an author, motivational speaker and performance coach. A keen listener, he acts as a partner to his client; takes time to understand and clarify what the client wants and co-creates solutions to get there.

Suman is co-author of a book on Emotional Intelligence namely, “From Command to Empathy – Using EQ in the age of Disruption”. It is published by HarperCollins and has features in Amazon Best Reads List. Click here to know more.

He is qualified as a Coach from Erickson Coaching International, ICF accredited Coach training program.

Program Schedule

Schedule: Two sessions of 75 minutes each every week on Sat between 10 am to 1 pm.

The program starts on Sat, 1 7 Oct 2026 and would run for 8 weeks.  The program has a total of 15 sessions. Sessions would not be held during major festival holidays. 

Delivery Mode: Live-Online through Zoom

Application and Enrollment Flow

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The payment and enrollment happen through our enrollment and learning management website – https://lms.labinmotion.com . We offer easy installment plans for all our programs. This can help plan your cash flows. We offer an additional 5% discount on group registrations for 3 or more people from a single organisation. Please email support@labinmotion.com for group registrations, and we will guide you through the enrollment process.

Contact For Queries

Parthasarathy S
Ph. +91 9110614400
Email: partha@labinmotion.com

Connecting the Dots

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