Blog Archives - Center for Leadership

Trust in Business and Business Education: How Have Economic Relations in Ukraine Changed Over the Years of Independence? An Analysis of the Study

What phenomenon would you consider essential for any business? Financial indicators? Range of services? Market position? Customer relationships? Undoubtedly, each of these aspects is important. However, there is one more factor, one that literally shapes the economy. Without it, all other elements become unattainable. That factor is Trust. Trust and its perception within the Ukrainian […]

Ihnatowycz Family Fund for Young Leaders – An Initiative Shaping the Next Generation of Leaders

Research, conferences, creative projects, and educational programs – the work of the Center for Leadership of UCU spans many forms. Yet, amidst this variety, certain initiatives stand out as particularly meaningful to our team. These initiatives align deeply with our Mission of fostering Leadership in Ukraine and bring emotional fulfillment as we witness their results. […]

“11 Virtues: A Toolkit for Developing Leadership Character” – A Training Program That Will Transform Your Understanding of Leadership

Who is a “true” Leader? The answer to this question is not as straightforward as it may seem at first glance. What’s more, the response often says more about the person answering than it brings us closer to the “absolute” truth. The definition varies depending on one’s field of activity, position, and even life experience. […]

The Character of a Leader, Subjective Well-Being, and Work in Hostile Contexts: What Can We Learn from the New Study of the Center for Leadership of UCU?

On November 22, 2024, the official presentation of the collective monograph “Strategic Communications in Wartime: Perspectives from Volunteers to Academics” took place at the national information agency “Ukrinform”. This joint project resulted from the creative collaboration of the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine and dozens of experts in security, social sciences, and […]

Year in Review: 2024 at the Center for Leadership of UCU

2024 has been an exceptionally active year for the Center for Leadership of UCU. Through our projects, we tackled a wide range of areas – from educational programs and corporate training to international conferences and research. Educational Programs One of our priorities remains fostering Leadership and team potential through training programs. In 2024, we conducted: […]

How Can Leaders Counter Hostile Propaganda?

How does propaganda influence each of us? Is the virtue of critical thinking developed enough to validate any information that enters our space? Are we aware of the impact of this tool on the global community? Andrew Rozhdestvensky, Executive Director of the UCU Leadership Center and Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, participated in a […]

Organizational Culture: New Tools for Leaders

November 18-19, Andrew Rozhdestvensky, Executive Director of the UCU Leadership Center, participated in the program “Building Organizational Culture: Foundations for Leaders” at Harvard. “Why do some cultures thrive while others weaken?” — this was the central question participants sought to answer through collaborative research, discussions, and reflections. Leaders analyzed their approaches and explored new tools […]

Leadership in Secondary and Extracurricular Education

When discussing the challenges modern Ukraine faces, we cannot ignore the environment that literally shapes the young generation, determining their abilities or struggles in realizing their potential. And this environment is the school. The burden carried by educators in secondary and extracurricular institutions is all the heavier because there were no ready-made solutions for overcoming […]

Alumni Leadership Day 2024: Managing Teams in Critical Situations

Why do leaders in organizations and the corporate sector need tactical training?Why did this idea become central to Alumni Leadership Day – 2024?Who organized this training for the event participants? Andriy Rozhdestvensky shared that in 2022, together with a group of faculty members working with military personnel, he completed basic military training courses to teach […]

Alumni Leadership Day – 2024: 5 Key Insights from Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s Speech

Valerii Zaluzhnyi approached his communication at Alumni Leadership Day – 2024 in a unique and unconventional way. Instead of delivering a pre-planned speech followed by a short Q&A session, as many public figures do, he focused on answering questions that were most relevant to the audience. The event was not recorded, which allowed him to […]