How A Former Ukrainian TV Producer Built A Drone Unit That Destroyed $12 Billion Of Russian Equipment

Colonel Pavlo Yelizarov, Commander of Lasar’s Group and former TV show producer. Photo by Anton Zabielskyi, for Forbes Ukraine, 2025. Anton Zabielskyi The exclusive story of how Pavlo Yelizarov went from TV talk-show producer to the creator of Ukraine’s premier military drone unit. This article was published in Forbes Ukraine magazine No. 4 [37] in…

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Shattering The Illusion Of Progress To Achieve Operational Excellence

Young determined businessman with wrench fixing mechanism getty In today’s fast-paced world, leaders are constantly searching for ways to accelerate progress and growth. We implement new systems, adopt cutting-edge technologies, and design processes that promise to streamline operations and deliver results. Yet, despite our best intentions, these very systems often become the barriers that hold…

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Lessons From Baseball To Business

Close-up of baseball glove and ball (Photo by Markus Boesch/Getty Images) Getty Images In many ways, managing a baseball team resembles running a business. Baseball teams rely on consistent productivity both on the pitching mound and in the batter’s box during the course of a season, much like business units depend on meeting sales quotas…

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