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1000 Days of Ukrainian Leadership

“Once they said about us: ‘They’ll last from three days to a few weeks.’ That was 1000 days ago. The countdown of this great war is not just about daily changes in statistics but the transformations in the lives of every Ukrainian family—especially in those with loved ones who sacrificed their lives or are actively […]

Leadership School for Heads and Departments of the Prosecution Service

“It is important for us to build work based on the new values of Ukraine. Government institutions need to reform from Soviet management systems to new approaches, where the leader is a part of the team,” — Yevhen Shatalov, Project Coordinator for the Law Enforcement Section of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. The Leadership School […]

Military Leadership

Leadership in the military and civilian sectors has its differences, and while at first glance it may seem that business is ahead, in reality, its biggest organizational decisions have historically been adopted from the armed forces. Today, Ukrainian military leadership combines discipline with new management ideas brought in by those who have transitioned from the […]

Why Are There Fewer Women Leaders in Technology Management?

Sofiya Opatska attended IT Arena 2024 and participated in the business breakfast “SheTech: Empowering Women and Driving Ukraine’s Victory,” organized by Diia.City United together with the Ukrainian-Moldovan American Entrepreneurship Fund (UMAEF) as part of IT Arena. Leadership has no gender – lack of competence and manners, arrogance, and disrespect can be found among both men […]

1000 Days of Ukrainian Leadership in the International Publication Amplify

Will we ever be able to come to terms with the damage inflicted? What will our leadership look like when peace finally comes? Will we have the strength to rebuild this country? We are approaching 1000 days of full-scale invasion, even though global analysts initially gave us only 3 days. This week, an article on […]

Transformational Leadership: Conclusions from the Panel DiscussionTransformational Leadership:

The question “Where were you on February 24, 2022?” has become a synchronization point. We start the discussion with this not to re-traumatize, but because it is our new reference point. For every individual and for organizations. The longer this period lasts, the more reflections transform into systematic decisions, instructions, and action algorithms. Risk management […]

Resilience in Education and Business during Wartime

“Every day, people wake up with new fears: they are afraid to look out the window or read the news. Ukrainians are a brave nation. Already now we can see how the fear of ordinary people is transformed into strength and prompts them to act.” — this quote by Yulia Stefanyuk, the head of the […]

Ukrainian Business Aspires to Create Symbolic Projects: Insights for Leaders from Sophia Opatska

“I want to create symbolic projects”, said a Ukrainian investment fund owner who decided to build a glass manufacturing plant in Ukraine. When Sophia Opatska mentioned this during her speech at the conference, the room fell silent. Some participants’ eyes showed emotion, and even those watching online felt a shiver of hope from this person’s […]

Leadership in Military Education

Leadership doesn’t exist in a vacuum – it thrives within specific contexts. The research we conduct and the insights we gain from the global leadership community only hold meaning when put into practice, particularly in a Ukrainian context. Collaborating across various sectors, today we share our experiences working with the military. From March 12 to April […]

Command & Control Method

In one of our previous posts, we mentioned that 90% of companies are hierarchical and that most business tools have been borrowed from the military. Leadership styles are no exception, and today we will dive deeper into the one that made its way into the corporate sector first — the pointing finger style. In the […]