#LiDE is a series of webinars that aim at equipping leaders in microfinance institutions with the necessary skills and understanding of tools to effectively lead a team in digital world.
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.
The webinars help microfinance leaders in building the always winning team, by:
[Track 1] Leadership in digital era: leadership skills and agile mindset for digital transformation
[Track 2] Digital teams: managing, motivating, monitoring and communicating with teams working from home
[Track 3] Talent digital development: online recruitment and training
UPCOMING WEBINARS
We are coming back with new webinars in Autumn. For now, check out the 2021 recordings below.
WEBINARS LIBRARY
Track 1: Leaders in Digital Era

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,

MFI that embraces innovation || LiDE Webinar
Date: 20th May 2021 💡 Your MFI does not need to fall behind with digitalization. Embracing innovation requires setting up a few practical systems. It

Empower the team to develop your MFI || LiDE Webinar recording
Track 1: Leadership in Digital Era Date: 6 May 2021 💡 In order to embrace fast pace of change and the blessing of digitalization, as a

Emotionally Intelligent Organizational Culture || EaSI Technical Assistance Webinar recording
Leaders in Digital Era|| Track 1: Leadership in digital era Date: 10 December 2020 Language: English See other webinars within the series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL5R3CI3gqE The current challenges

Emotionally Intelligent Leader || EaSI Technical Assistance Webinar recording
Leaders in Digital Era || Track 1: Leadership in digital era Date: 3 December 2020 Language: English See other webinars within the series Leadership is

Online Meeting Facilitation || EaSI Technical Assistance Webinar recording
Leaders in Digital Era|| Track 2: Digital teams Date: Thursday, 19 November 2020 Language: English See other webinars within the series We will share with

Leadership: Go Tribal! || #LiDE
Thursday, December 9th, 11:00 – 12:15 CET (Amsterdam / Warsaw / Sarajevo)De Tribes are next generation teams. They create stronger bonds, higher commitment and bigger sense of collectveness. Also, they go beyond traditional teams structures and culture – they are much more informal, discrete, … tribal. Leading tribes requires new leadership paradigm and new
Track 2: Digital Teams

Managing cross-generation teams || #LiDE
#LiDE: Thursday, November 18th, 2021, 11:00 – 12:15 CET For the first time in modern history, people from five generation have opportunity to work together.

How to motivate and monitor MFI staff working from home or remotely
#LiDE: Thursday, October 21st, 2021, 11:00 – 12:15 CET In VUCA world, dramatically impacted with COVID-19 everything has changed, starting from place of work up

How to become an agile MFI? || LiDE Webinar
Track 1: Leadership in digital era Date: June 17th 2021 Agility is the capability that drives start-ups, successful digital careers and companies. Although fundamentally used

How to reach consensus during online meetings? || LiDE Webinar recording
Track 2: Digital teams Date: 15 April 2021 💡 Some people simply hate meetings, as there is a lot of talking, and no results. It

What to do when you’re not getting what you want – constructive criticism in remote teams || LiDE Webinar recording
Track 2: Digital teams Date: 18 March 2021 💡 Most of us care about having good relations with colleagues. There are unpleasant situations, when they

Watch Out for Monsters Under the Bed – How to Avoid Poor Online Office Communication || LiDE Webinar recording
Track 2: Digital teams Date: 11 March 2021 💡 Have you ever gotten an email that knocked you out for few minutes, keeping you wondering,
Track 3: Talent Digital Development

Employer branding for digital savvy staff of MFIs|| #LiDE
Thursday, December 2nd, 11:00 – 12:15 CET (Amsterdam / Warsaw / Sarajevo) Digital transformation of an MFI goes hand in hand with attracting digital savvy

Virtual staff recruitment in MFIs
Track 3: Digital Talent Development For MFIs with large country coverage, especially the recruitment of field staff poses some logistical challenges. A the same time,

Running Online Trainings || EaSI Technical Assistance Webinar recording
Leaders in Digital Era || Track 3: Talent digital development Date: 12 November, 2020 Language: English See other webinars within the series Due to
Information about project
Project partners and sponsors:

This initiative has received financial support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation “EaSI” (2014-2020). For further information please consult: http://ec.europa.eu/social/easi. The information contained in this communication does not necessarily reflect the official position of the European Commission.
Project status: active
Project duration: 2020 – 2021
Project regional focus: ECA
Project Objectives:
The webinars series Leaders in Digital Era aims at equipping leaders in microfinance institutions with the necessary skills and understanding of tools to effectively lead a team in digital world.
Key Activities:
Leaders in Digital Era is organized in a format of series of webinars featuring key topics delivered by experts in identified key areas of leadership, soft skills and managing teams in digital world.