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Women’s Breakfast at “Lisova Polyana”: On Resilience That Begins with Honesty

On October 18 in Kyiv, the “She Leads Breakfast” took place – an event organized this time by the Center for Leadership of UCU and the UCU Business School, in partnership with the Center for Mental Health and Rehabilitation of Veterans “Lisova Polyana”. This was the third meeting in the series of Breakfasts for women […]

Thinking Like David: How to Win in a World of Unequal Odds

Today, when resources are limited and the speed of decision-making often determines not only effectiveness but survival itself, what we need are not just new tools. We need a new lens of thinking. And it is precisely this that one of the most prominent business thinkers of our time, Adrian Slywotzky, offers in his book […]

Victory as a Challenge: Is Ukraine Ready for the Trials of the Future?

Have you ever come across texts that stand out against the familiar stream of analytics? Texts that, when reading them, you realize: they are written from “inside” the processes – sometimes even “inside” entire epochs – they describe? And precisely because of this, they touch on those aspects, those invisible components of daily life that […]

Learning Resilience in Times of War: The Experience of the MMFT© Program in Ukraine

“Ukraine is a true example of Resilience for the modern world”. Surely, each of us has heard similar words about Ukrainians – words that, in one form or another, reflect the admiration of politicians, popular thinkers, and ordinary citizens in Western countries for how strong those can be who truly value their Freedom. However, behind […]

How the Center for Leadership of UCU Trains Instructors for the Defense Forces and Emergency Response Services

In modern warfare, victory depends not only on technology or the number of weapons. Above all, its key lies in people: their motivation, ability to build trusting relationships, act in coordination and in non-standard ways, and not be afraid of responsibility. And also – the readiness to cultivate such an approach within their own units, […]

Leadership That Shapes the Future: The NABU Case

Ukraine’s anti-corruption system today is at the epicenter of public attention. Political pressure, information attacks, strategic challenges – these topics appear daily on the front pages of the media. However, for the Center for Leadership of UCU and the UCU Business School, working with such institutions is not a reaction to the news, but part […]

Qualitative Research as a Practice of Attentiveness: What Did We Discover During the Webinar with Tara McCrimmon?

How can we listen in a way that truly hears? How can we ask in a way that helps? How can we research in a way that not only collects knowledge, but brings understanding? These were the guiding questions of a two-day intensive webinar led by Tara McCrimmon – a public health researcher, graduate of […]

On the Power of Character and the Leader’s Choice – Q&A

“Ukraine is a powerful forge of Leadership. Yes, not immediately. Yes, not easily. But I believe in it” – these words by Andrew Rozhdestvensky, spoken at the end of the final, Tenth Episode of the first season of the “Leadership Podcast”, sound not like a wish but like an acknowledgment: we live in an era […]

Online Leadership: Why Does Trust Matter More Than Control?

What happens to Leadership when office walls disappear – along with spontaneous kitchen conversations, immediate feedback, and mutual understanding at first glance? How do you lead a team when you’re separated by screens, time zones, and the uncertainty of a prompt reply? And is remote work a temporary compromise, the new normal, or a chance […]

Leadership for a New Ukraine: Rooted in Character and Values

“Leadership is not about titles. It’s about stepping into the gap between what is and what could be”, Leonard Mazur. On May 16, 2025, students of the “MSc in Managing Impact-Driven Organizations” program at the UCU Business School took part in a special learning module dedicated to value-based and innovative Leadership in times of turbulence. […]