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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 […]

Resilience of a Leader: 7 Tips for Coping with Stress

Resilience has become one of the key traits of Ukrainian leaders in 2023, a topic first discussed during the Alumni Leadership Day in 2021. Larisa Galadza, Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine, delivered a lecture titled “Leader’s Resilience.” Today, this topic remains highly relevant, and Andrew Rozhdestvensky, Executive Director of the CfL UCU, provides updated insights on […]

Andriy Rozhdestvensky: Out educational work in the regions of Ukraine

Leadership During War: Insights from Andriy Rozhdestvensky Andriy Rozhdestvensky, Executive Director of the UCU Leadership Center, has traveled to cities such as Nikopol, Odesa, Dnipro, Ternopil, Lviv, and Warsaw during the war, sharing vital insights on leadership in wartime. For over six years, the UCU Leadership Center has actively studied leadership, including military leadership, and […]