ПСИХОЛОГІЯ ВИРІШЕННЯ ПРОБЛЕМИ ВІЙСЬКОВИМ ЛІДЕРОМ

Abstract

To date, NATO membership is one of Ukraine's main strategic goals, and European principles are the main guidelines for the country's development. The development of modern Ukrainian army cannot be based on Soviet principles of command, as contemporaneousness requires new approaches to military management, building such interaction between military personnel that will be based on the respect, authority, responsibility, and other values of the Ukrainian army.At the same time, one of the most important conditions for the development of the modern Armed Forces of Ukraine is the development of leadership at all levels of management. One of the criteria for the efficiency of the military leader's management activity is the ability correctly and timely solve the tasks and problems that confront him\her in the course of professional activity.Purpose is to analyse psychological peculiarities of problem solving by military leader in the management activity.The methodological basis of research are situational theory of leadership, motivation theory, humanistic approach, attribution theory of leadership, transformational leadership, systematic approach in psychology.The article deals with the attempt of psychological comprehension of leadership problem in the military and social management. The concept «problem» is defined, the typology of problems in the military and professional activity is revealed, the strategies of problems' solving, which are typical for military manager, are presented. The essence of typology of problems' application in the sphere of military practice is revealed.At the current stage of functioning of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, leadership is not just an effective regulator of managerial activity, but an integral part of the management process itself. Prospects for further research may be problems of implementation and development of leadership in the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.