Leaders in disruptive times: how good are you?|| #LiDE
Thursday, November 25th, 11:00 - 12:15 CET (Amsterdam / Warsaw / Sarajevo)
To introduce and embrace the digital transformation in an MFI, it takes agility, fast adaptation, readiness for failure, creative curiosity and a lot of trust in people you lead. How good you are to lead your team towards innovation? Which competences should you strengthen, and which should you ‘outsource’ to other team members? How to?
In this webinar, we are mapping key capabilities the leaders need to lead their teams and MFIs in the digitalization era. We are reviewing them through the perspective of various leadership styles. Join us to improve your creativeness and far-sighted attitude, ability to identify opportunities, and instant adaptation to changing market.
This webinar is a must have for all the leaders in MFIs, who want to take advantage of the disruptive times of digital era.
Our expert
Tomasz Klekowski
Digital transformation expert
Tomasz worked in Intel for 20 years, as General Manager for Europe and Business Development Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He serves as digital transformation expert, advising and collaborating with industry associations, think-tanks, universities, investment funds and start-ups. Focusing on exploring technology impact on economy and society, he helps companies and executives to navigate across technology revolutions.
The idea was developed based on lessons learnt from the Digital Literacy Bootcamp devoted to digital transformation in microfinance.
Digitalize or die – offering services online is no longer an alternative for MFIs; it is the way as people all over the world change their preferences towards any type of brand and sector. However, today’s leaders must manage not only an organization that undergoes a digital transformation.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic boosted the fact that more and more employees work remotely. They have been suddenly forced to deal with work challenges in a time of volatility, anxiety, fast changing circumstances and many uncontrolled risks. Thus, the leaders manage people that live in a VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous). They manage virtual teams that often consist of three generations (X, Y, Z) with varying skills and attitudes.
This requires leaders to make sure they improve skills like emotional intelligence, managing generational differences, and building an organizational culture that embraces fast changing consumers’ preferences and fashion, driven by accelerating technology.