International Public Health Management Development Program

🎧 EPISODE 16 IS LIVE! | Voices of Change: A Global Leadership Series
Leadership as a Mindset. Leadership as a Discipline. Leadership as a Journey.

We are proud to present Episode 16 of Voices of Change, featuring Dr. Sanjiv Kumar,
Chairman, Three Domain Leadership Foundation;
Former Executive Director, National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC);
and a global public health leader with over four decades of experience across 29 countries.

Drawing from powerful real-world experiences—from transforming a “non-performing” health worker into the best performer, to resolving community conflicts with empathy and courage—Dr. Kumar shares leadership lessons that are practical, grounded, and deeply ethical.

🌟 Key Learnings from Episode 16:
• Leadership is a journey, not a destination
• The four pillars: Vision, Values, Continuous Learning & Soft Skills
• Why decentralized leadership strengthens institutions
• Listening as a critical leadership competency
• Leading by example—not by authority
• Turning resistance into commitment through empathy
• Ethics and integrity as non-negotiable foundations
• Leadership is not positional—every health worker can lead
• Continuous self-improvement: “Be better than yesterday.”

💬 “You are useless as a leader if your team does not perform.”
— Dr. Sanjiv Kumar

👉 Watch Episode 16 here:
🎥 https://youtu.be/y59ZJ5EyfDw

🎙️ Host:
Prof. (Dr.) Sonu Goel
Professor, Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health, PGIMER Chandigarh

🌍 Voices of Change is an initiative of the International Public Health Management Development Program (IPHMDP) at PGIMER Chandigarh—bringing forward leadership journeys that strengthen systems, institutions, and people through integrity and purpose-driven action.

🔔 Subscribe to the IPHMDP YouTube channel for weekly episodes spotlighting transformative voices in public health and leadership.

🎧 EPISODE 9 IS LIVE! | Voices of Change: A Global Leadership Series
Leadership Rooted in Values, Courage, and Perseverance

We are proud to release Episode 9 of Voices of Change, featuring Prof. Amarjeet Singh, Former Head, Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health, PGIMER Chandigarh — a distinguished public health academician, mentor, innovator, and institution-builder.

With an extraordinary legacy of 300+ research papers, 38 books, 150+ book chapters, and 65+ funded research projects, Dr. Singh reflects on a lifetime of leadership shaped not by titles, but by honesty, simplicity, resilience, and ethical conviction.

This deeply reflective episode offers rare insights into leadership forged through real challenges, resistance, failures, and perseverance.

🌟 Key Learnings from this Episode:
• Leadership as a lived combination of values, not a single trait
• Why honesty, hard work, and simplicity outweigh authority
• How rejection often becomes the seed of innovation
• Building impactful initiatives despite institutional resistance
• Standing firm during crises, misinformation, and personal attacks
• The importance of documentation, transparency, and courage
• Leadership lessons from students, communities, and lived realities
• Why emotional intelligence, balance, family, and health matter most

💬 “If you believe you are right and ethical, do not be afraid. Truth will follow.”
— Prof. Amarjeet Singh

👉 Watch Episode 9 here:
🎥 https://youtu.be/AMyCozvnmcY

🎙️ Host:
Dr. Kritika Upadhyay
Program Coordinator, IPHMDP
PhD Scholar, Post graduate institute of medical education and research, Pgimer.

🌍 Voices of Change is an initiative of the International Public Health Management Development Program (IPHMDP) at PGIMER Chandigarh, spotlighting leadership journeys that have shaped health systems, institutions, and generations through values-driven leadership.

🔔 Subscribe to the IPHMDP YouTube channel for weekly conversations with leaders who inspire change through integrity and service.