On February 10, nearly 100 participants (mostly online) joined the conversation with Andriy Holimbovsky as part of Top Talks.

Andriy shared insights from 20 years of experience in logistics and explained how processes are organized at Ekol Logistics — a company that ranks among the TOP-3 logistics providers in Ukraine with an annual turnover of approximately 600 million UAH.

The event was moderated by kmbs lecturer and head of the Presidents' MBA Eduard Maltsev.

Highlights from the discussion:

When we join forces with partners, we create greater value that cannot be achieved alone. For example, a partner has the competencies we need, allowing us to optimize the cost of service for the client. They receive the best service in terms of both quality and price.
We approach partnerships strategically — it's a long-term collaboration. Therefore, it's important that partners share our values, approaches, and philosophy. Otherwise, the collaboration will hit a dead end, and expectations will diverge from reality.
In Ukraine, every logistics operator is unique. We are more colleagues than competitors, united by a common goal, as the market is young and the potential for development is incredible. Moreover, we believe that our competitor can be our client. And how to "compete" with our potential client? For this, we must create better logistics solutions than they can create on their own :)
The team is one of the key pillars of Ekol Logistics Ukraine. If we talk about managers — they are all leaders, for us, this is an element of culture. From a vertical formal structure, we move to a horizontal one — we unite around projects, so each person can be in different roles, including taking on the role of a leader.
A team of leaders should be united by a common Idea that inspires, drives, and encourages the development of leadership qualities. If it doesn't exist, it's not big enough (doesn't resonate) or people don't understand it — that's a problem. Therefore, I advise starting the formation of a leadership culture by searching for a big Idea.

TOP Talks is a series of conversations with top managers of leading Ukrainian companies. Follow the announcements of upcoming Top Talks on the "Events" page and on kmbs social networks.

"A team of leaders should be united by a common Idea that inspires, drives, and encourages the development of leadership qualities," — Andriy Holimbovsky