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Organizational Culture: New Tools for Leaders

November 18-19, Andrew Rozhdestvensky, Executive Director of the UCU Leadership Center, participated in the program “Building Organizational Culture: Foundations for Leaders” at Harvard. “Why do some cultures thrive while others weaken?” — this was the central question participants sought to answer through collaborative research, discussions, and reflections. Leaders analyzed their approaches and explored new tools […]

Leadership in Secondary and Extracurricular Education

When discussing the challenges modern Ukraine faces, we cannot ignore the environment that literally shapes the young generation, determining their abilities or struggles in realizing their potential. And this environment is the school. The burden carried by educators in secondary and extracurricular institutions is all the heavier because there were no ready-made solutions for overcoming […]

Alumni Leadership Day 2024: Managing Teams in Critical Situations

Why do leaders in organizations and the corporate sector need tactical training?Why did this idea become central to Alumni Leadership Day – 2024?Who organized this training for the event participants? Andriy Rozhdestvensky shared that in 2022, together with a group of faculty members working with military personnel, he completed basic military training courses to teach […]

Alumni Leadership Day – 2024: 5 Key Insights from Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s Speech

Valerii Zaluzhnyi approached his communication at Alumni Leadership Day – 2024 in a unique and unconventional way. Instead of delivering a pre-planned speech followed by a short Q&A session, as many public figures do, he focused on answering questions that were most relevant to the audience. The event was not recorded, which allowed him to […]

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 […]

Lessons in Purpose-Driven Leadership During Crisis: The War in Ukraine

In September 2024, an online discussion took place on the topic, “Lessons in Purpose-Driven Leadership During Crisis: The War in Ukraine.” With the 1,000th day of the full-scale invasion approaching, the event provided an opportunity to share key insights and strategies that have guided decision-making across academia, business, and the military through some of the […]

Community Leaders of UCU Business School: Alumni Awards 2024

This year’s alumni gathering was unlike any other, as leadership in our community is evolving, just as the surrounding contexts continue to change. This time, it was important not only to review achievements but also to provide something new—a chance to test oneself, gain new skills, and explore management ideas. The event was organized in […]

Special Project. Gerard Seijts

When we talk about leadership, let’s set aside heroism and pretended expertise. That approach doesn’t work. When we talk about leadership, let’s think of it as hospitality. A leader doesn’t need to be right at the beginning of a conversation, but they need to be right by the end of it. Leadership is about inviting […]

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 […]