UCU Business School invites you to the webinar A Veteran on Your Team: Communication, Trust, and Partnership on September 24. The webinar aims to prepare small and medium-sized businesses to integrate veterans into their teams in practice and build lasting working relationships.
The event responds to the findings of the study Challenges in Employing and Working with Veterans. Among all respondents to the quantitative survey, 45% said they had no experience of employing veterans at their company. Among micro, small, and medium-sized businesses, that figure rose to 55%. The remaining respondents reported having either hired new employees who are veterans or welcomed back their own staff after military service.
Speaker
Andrii Lazarenko is an organizational trainer, career consultant, psychotherapist, and veteran. He served in combat in 2022–2023 and was demobilized in 2024. He has two years of entrepreneurial experience, a ten-year career in IT — from engineer to head of development teams of 60+ people — and five years of psychotherapy practice across individual, group, and organizational work. For over a year, he has worked with Lobby X as a career consultant for veterans and a trainer for organizations.
At the webinar, you’ll learn:
- practical onboarding tools that help veterans adapt faster and reduce the risk of them leaving in the first month;
- how to build veteran-inclusive teamwork and address possible resistance from colleagues;
- how to communicate within the team to create an atmosphere of respect, without awkward topics or triggers;
- How everyday interaction practices can build a sense of solidarity and long-term cooperation with veterans.
Who should attend:
- business owners;
- directors and key decision-makers;
- HR leaders at micro, small, medium-sized, and large businesses.
Date and time: September 24, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Kyiv time)
Duration: 2 hours
Format: online
Cost: free
