Case-Quests: a New Learning Format at LvBS That Has Helped Businesses to Quickly Act In Crisis
Because of COVID-2019, quarantine in Ukraine began in mid-March 2020. Immediately after the quarantine was announced, the Business School of Ukrainian Catholic University (LvBS) and the Center for Leadership of UCU, which operates on the basis of LvBS, launched a new format of learning – “case quests’, which is aimed to help participants (entrepreneurs) learn […]
Why Fighting COVID-19 Requires Character
Conception “Leadership based on character”: which dimensions leaders need today?
Leadership is one of the most controversial topics not only in ukrainian community, but in foreign countries as well. We often talk about leadership relating it to political situation: who heads the country, what actions has been done by a peculiar politic to maintain his/her leadership, how a selection process of the candidates for the […]
Military Leadership in Ukraine: the UCU Center for Leadership at Lviv Security Forum 2019
The UCU Center for Leadership within the Lviv Security Forum presented preliminary results of a study of military leadership in Ukraine, which was implemented jointly with Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership (Richard Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario) in 2018-2019. At the Lviv Security Forum, held on October 30 – November 1, 2019, experts in the field […]
Leaders as Change Agents – Interview with Harvard Professor and Business Consultant Dr. Dean Williams
Andrew Rozhdestvensky, the CEO of Center for Leadership of UCU, took an interview from an expert in the field of leadership with the world-renowned name Dean Williams. Watch an interview with Dean Williams, a Harvard University professor and leadership expert. Dr. Williams was a consultant and researcher for business and governments in the United States, […]
International Business what is the secret to success? Insights from the conference in Casablanca
How cultural features of different countries affect business, what is win-win-win and what is the formula for success on global and local markets? These and other topics were discussed by the participants of the XVII International ВМDA Conference “Cultural Sensitivity and Local Contribution” held on April 3-5, 2019 in Morocco. The conference on cross-cultural issues […]
Open lecture by Professor of Harvard University Dean Williams (video)
We are happy to share with you the recording of the open lecture by Professor of Harvard University Dean Williams “Leading in a fractured world”. About Dean Williams Originally from Australia, served as a faculty member at Harvard University since 1999, based at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership. In recognition of his […]
Lecturer of Columbia University Greg Muth: what management tools provide achievement goals?
Executives Say That Their Companies Planned to Focus More on Growth Initiatives Than Cost Cutting. Can Management Tools Help Them Toward the Innovation that They Seek? The article of the lecturer of Columbia University and Center for Leadership of UCU Greg Muth. Over the past few decades, management tools have become a common part of executives’ lives. […]
Professor of Harvard University Dean Williams in Ukraine: conclusions and insights
Real leadership is not a place in the hierarchy, but a process and real actions. That is why in today’s complex world one person cannot answer the questions and problems we are facing. You should not wait for a “big man” or a “big woman” who will become a leader and will lead other people. […]
Change agent leadership for a fractured world – By Dr. Dean Williams, Harvard Kennedy School
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dean Williams taught at Harvard for twenty years and served as director of the Global Change Agent program at the Harvard Kennedy School. He recently left full-time teaching is now president of The Leaders Compass, an international research and advisory group. He works with companies, governments, universities, and NGOs all over the […]