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How to Build Teams That Create with Meaning?

The Eighth Episode of the “Leadership Podcast” with Andrew Rozhdestvensky – a project born from the collaboration between the Center for Leadership of UCU and “Radio SKOVORODA” – opens up one of the key topics in modern people management: Engagement. This term marks the beginning of the “post-loyalty” era in organizational culture. That is, the […]

Moral Injury as the Root of PTSD: Ukrainian Context

Is there a pain deeper than fear? Is it possible to sustain psychological trauma without facing a direct threat to life? And can a person destroy themselves – not because of what was done to them, but because of what they did or failed to do, in violation of their own values? These are the […]

Leadership at the Frontline: Insights from Kharkiv

May 22, 2025 is a date that marked a powerful point in the Ukrainian visit of Professor Gerard Seijts, an expert in organizational behavior at the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership, Ivey Business School (Canada), co-creator of the Leader Character Model, and a sincere friend of Ukraine. Together with Andrew Rozhdestvensky, Executive Director of […]

Gerard Seijts’ Ukrainian Odyssey

Last week turned out to be extremely intense for the team of the Center for Leadership of UCU: a two-day intensive training on Transformational Leadership and a panel discussion in Kyiv, emotionally heavy yet deeply inspiring meetings in Kharkiv, and the key event of the year – the “Well-Being Leadership Conference – 2025” – held […]

Organizational Culture That Shapes Leadership

Can you imagine an organization without a culture? Perhaps. But it is unlikely to survive. Culture is the invisible “foundation” that holds everything together: from employee behavior to strategic decision-making. And the Seventh Episode of the “Leadership Podcast” – a joint project of the Center for Leadership of UCU and “Radio SKOVORODA” – is dedicated […]

About Well-Being Leadership Conference – 2025

Friday, May 23, 2025. Just outside the center of Lviv. The modern building of the Faculty of Philosophy and Theology at UCU, parallel sessions, morning coffee, and silence before the start. And then – a space filled with meaning. That is how the 3rd International Scientific and Practical “Well-Being Leadership Conference” will be remembered. An […]

Oxytocin, Economics, and Management: How Does Trust Really Work?

In the Sixth Episode of the “Leadership Podcast” – a joint project by the Center for Leadership of UCU and “Radio SKOVORODA” – we follow the lead of the host and Executive Director of the Center, Andrew Rozhdestvensky, in exploring the topic of Trust as a foundation of effective Leadership. Why is trust so essential […]

Leadership in Crisis: The Art of Balancing Centralization and Decentralization

When the familiar world around us begins to change at an unprecedented pace, the issue of effective team management becomes critical. Addressing this topic in the “Leadership Podcast” – a joint project of the Center for Leadership of UCU and “Radio SKOVORODA” – was only a matter of time. That moment came on April 18, […]

The Case Method: How One Learning Approach Transformed Global Education and Shapes the Leaders of New Type

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn”. These words, once spoken by Benjamin Franklin, perhaps best capture the essence of what came to be known more than a century ago as the “case method”. It is not just a learning tool. It is an educational philosophy […]

Andrei Sheptytsky: The Man Who Laid the Foundations of a Nation

“When studying or developing in a particular field, we often look for role models – individuals who truly inspire us to achieve more. But have you ever noticed how often we look to foreigners for inspiration? As if forgetting that among Ukrainians, too, there have been remarkable leaders – individuals who were ahead of their […]