Garčević Comments on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Leadership Qualities
Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was among many scholars and diplomatic practitioners quoted in a Business Insider article on the leadership qualities of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The article, titled “5 indispensable lessons CEOs can learn from Volodymyr Zelenskyy,” offers five pieces of advice that leaders of all types – CEOs in particular – can glean from Zelenskyy and his approach to crisis management: cut to the chase, lead from the front lines, Show your humanity, dress the part, and stay relentless. Garčević commented specifically on the Ukrainian president’s authenticity and the authority that stems from it.
An excerpt:
‘Zelenskyy put himself in the forefront, despite the fact that the ultimate cost in his case could be his own life,’ said Vesko Garčević, a Boston University professor who previously served as the ambassador of Montenegro in Brussels for NATO. ‘He doesn’t hide behind the thick walls of the presidential palace or humiliates his subordinates in front of cameras to show his power.’
The full article can be read on Business Insider‘s website.
During his diplomatic career, Ambassador Vesko Garčević dealt with issues pertinent to European security and NATO for almost 14 years. In 2004, he was posted in Vienna to serve as Ambassador to Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He had been Montenegro’s Ambassador to NATO from 2010 until 2014 and served as Montenegro’s National Coordinator for NATO from 2015 until he joined the faculty at the Pardee School. Learn more about Ambassador Garčević on his faculty profile.