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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 […]

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. […]

Leadership in Times of Uncertainty

“What can I do, as a company CEO or an HR professional, when I’m faced with this entire wall of challenges [that we witness today]? My answer is: start by shaping organizational culture through Leadership…” – with these words, Andrew Rozhdestvensky, Executive Director of the Center for Leadership of UCU, opened his talk at 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 […]