Danijela Pavlović and Nevena Radić obtained the Collective Leadership Expert certificates, thus joining the global community of exchange&learning-oriented practice. They attended an intensive leadership training course organized by the Programme for Migration and Diaspora (PMD) and carried out by the Collective Leadership Institute (CLI) from March to October 2021. In Serbia, this programme, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, is implemented by GIZ, in cooperation with partner institutions. This expert and practical training presented the most recent tools and methodologies in the fields of collective leadership, cooperation among interested parties and alleviation of dialogue among several actors. The course was aimed at professionals working on migration and diaspora issues in public authorities, civil society organizations, private sector, academic community and other relevant organizations. Participants learnt how to use the leading CLI methodologies: Collective Leadership Compass and Dialogue Change Model.
These two methodologies were presented within the first two modules, whereas the participants were offered practical opportunities to apply them in their own change-implying initiatives. The Compass is a leadership tool which enables the user to analyse, diagnose and plan activities for balancing six dimensions of competences. The third model was meant for facilitation of skills for gathering of interested parties and carrying out the dialogue process through implementation both of the compass and of the dialogue change model. Upon completed training, participants obtain skills, knowledge and practical experience to continue – in a sustainable manner – to lead dialogues among larger number of actors, aimed at action in key issues in the fields of migration and diaspora in the future, for the sake of gaining long-term advantages for the citizens within the country borders and beyond them.
