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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 […]

Leadership in Times of War: How to Lead Amid Uncertainty?

On April 4, 2025, the world saw the release of another – the fourth – episode of the “Leadership Podcast”, an original project by Andrew Rozhdestvensky, created through the joint efforts of the Center for Leadership of UCU and “Radio SKOVORODA”. And, following an established tradition, the episode began with questions from the audience. “How […]

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 […]

Gerard Seijts on the creation of the Concept “Leadership Based On Character”

“Leadership Based on Character” – we often refer to this concept because it forms the educational component of our Center. However, where did this theory come from, why is the Model of the 11 Virtues of Leadership Character structured this way, and how did researchers from the Ivey Business School arrive at such conclusions regarding […]

Case Study of Crisis Leadership by Gerard Seijts

We’ve all observed a flock of birds at least once, but have we ever stopped to wonder why they move the way they do? During a recent webinar, Gerard Seijts captivated participants by playing a video of birds in flight, projecting the screen for all to see, and then continued with an insightful analysis: “Birds […]

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 […]

Leadership in Companies During Wartime

Business leaders have their own front lines. The tasks of business today are to develop the economy, support society and the military, and be the drivers of the country’s economic growth. Speakers at the event included Vasyl Khmelnytsky, founder of the UFuture holding company, Taras Kutsmei, owner of SoftServe, and Andriy Rozhdestvensky, Executive Director of […]