Development Of Leadership Qualities Research Articles

Psychological background of the leadership qualities formation in youth

Studying the background of successful leadership is one of the main applied problems of social and organizational psychology. For the formation of leadership qualities, it is important to have a favorable psychological climate around the individual, a sense of inner comfort, support of the immediate environment, adequate self-esteem, and a developed need-motivation sphere. A sensitive period for the leadership formation is early youth, when personal identity, worldview and value system are formed. The basis for the development of leadership qualities in youth is the development of personal qualities, namely: creating an image of the future and components of emotional intelligence. Objective. The research deals with the theoretical analysis of the leadership features, the clarification of the psychological conditions of its formation in the period of youth; experimental study of the manifestation of leadership qualities and their psychological conditions in youth. Methods. To achieve the set objective, we used a set of theoretical methods, such as: analysis and generalization of scientific information; the following empirical methods: observation; conversation; questionnaires “Do you have charisma?” (D. Konger); “Leadership potential” (D. Kotter); “Emotional intelligence” (R. Daft); “Creating the image of the future” (V. Hitt). The Pearson correlation method was used for statistical data processing. The research was conducted on the basis of the “School of Externs of Brovary Teaching and Educational Association of Brovary City Council, Kyiv region”, Brovary town. 30 respondents aged 17-18 took part in it. The results of the empirical study of psychological background of the leadership qualities formation of young men showed that young men have expressed leadership qualities (80%) and weakly expressed charisma (73.33%); a high level of emotional self-awareness (40%), emotional intelligence (26.67%) and self-possession (26.67%). The value of the correlation coefficient value between the indices of the level of charisma and indices of relationship management corresponds to strong correlation; between indices of leadership potential and criteria for realizing the image of the future (p≤0.01). We see the prospects for further research in the development and approval of the psychological training program for the formation of leadership qualities in youth.

Assessment of cadets'leadership qualities

The essence of leadership qualities of cadets is considered in the article, the necessity and importance of their formation during higher military education are emphasizes. The analysis of the scientific literature showed disagreements both in the interpretation of the essence of the concept of "leadership qualities" and in the list of the most important leadership qualities. The authors came to the conclusion that nowdays due to a number of objective factors the leadership qualities of cadets should be considered as an important component of hard-skills.The processes of formation and development of leadership qualities must be comprehensive and systematic. An obligatory component is the availability of an objective system for assessing the level of manifestation and dynamics of leadership qualities. In the modern literature there are a number of psychological tests and complex methods of assessment of leadership qualities. However, the authors are convinced that in each case (meaning the specialty and specialization) changes as the list of the most important leadership qualities as the methods and procedures for their evaluation. The results of a sociological survey conducted to form a list of leadership qualities of future specialists in the structures of moral and psychological support of the AFU are presented. The authors developed and conducted training aimed at the formation of certain qualities. The training involves the use of various methods to assess the level of emergence of leadership qualities. The results of the training allowed to make a comparative analysis of such assessment methods as: psychological tests, sociomeria, case-study, expert assessment. The results of pedagogical observation of cadets during the training confirmed the fact that the methods of assessing leadership qualities cannot be the same in different conditions. However, it is possible to create a system of comprehensive assessment of leadership qualities of cadets, based on qualimetric models. The authors present a fragment for constructing a basic qualimetric model.

Теоретичні та концептуальні підходи до досліджень аспектів лідерства в органах публічної влади

Досліджено теоретичні засади лідерства в органах публічної влади на основі аналізу різних підходів та теорій лідерства. Акцентовано увагу на використанні наукових підходів та розробок вітчизняних і зарубіжних вчених при дослідженні лідерства, обґрунтовано роль лідерства у державному управлінні на сучасному етапі соціально-економічного розвитку та доведено необхідність системного розвитку лідерства в органах публічної влади.

FORMATION OF LEADERSHIP QUALITIES IN FUTURE OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF UKRAINE

The article deals with the search for a new understanding of the essence of the phenomena of “leadership” and “leadership qualities” and the theoretical foundations of leadership development through an individual approach to the training of future officers of the National Guard of Ukraine. It is proposed to include the integration of individual training in the professional activities of future military leaders, consistent with the strategic direction of the National Guard of Ukraine. It is determined that the preparation of future officers for leadership in the military team is a socio-pedagogical system that helps cadets to master three basic leadership skills: diagnosing the development of subordinates, flexibility and partnership. Through the organization of individual training of officers-leaders, three more basic leadership skills “in themselves” are developed - to challenge the accepted limitations, to determine the levels of their power and to cooperate for the sake of success. It is proved that effective development of leadership qualities should take place at all four levels: self-management; individual subordinates; military unit (team) and military organization.

A set of instruments to study commercial organization staffʼs leadership qualities

Introduction. Intense activity of commercial organizations in the conditions of constant social changes, competition, and social tension, which were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitates the development of leadership qualities and skills in the staff of commercial organizations.Aim. To determine a set of instruments to assess commercial organization staffʼs leadership qualities.Results. The set of diagnostic instruments proposed by the author to study commercial organization staff's leadership qualities aims to assess staff's basic leadership qualities, which relate to staffʼs abillity to manage and administer the commercial organization, and the staff's special leadership qualities, whichinclude staffʼs abilities to directly lead in commercial organizations and are made up of staffʼs innovative-creative, partnership, emotion-regulating, and gender-relevant abilities.Conclusions. The set of diagnostic instruments presented in the article and designed to study commercial organization staffʼs leadership qualities can be helpful for organizational psychologists to counsel commercial organizations on the problem of staff's leadership development.

Аxiological features of formation of leadership qualities in the process of obtaining higher education

Based on the analyzed literature, it is established that leaders play an important role in the society. The sources have shown that each period of development of the society has its own leaders. This correspondence is due to the fact that leaders have the qualities that the society, social group or team wants to see. The use of methods of analysis of philosophical, psychological and relevant literature, phenomenological, dialectical method, systematization, generalization, hypothetical-deductive modeling made it possible to establish that only some qualities are instinctive and focus on self-preservation, self-realization, etc., but there are qualities that are acquired during the study in a higher education institution, in their combination they form a leader not only in the public, professional, political sphere, but also in life. Taking into account the information period of society development, its openness and uncertainty requires a person to be a leader. Having formed own «I», having mastered universal and professional values, developing leadership qualities, a person enters the whirlpool of professional life, enters a social professional group, with which the person began to identify himself or herself during the period of mastering the profession. Particular attention is paid to student self-government, which, in accordance with current legislation, creates all the conditions for the development of leadership qualities that are provoked by such values as life, people, justice, freedom, responsibility. Focusing on these and other values promotes the development of the following qualities: initiative, creativity, sociability, comradeship, sensitivity, professionalism, erudition, responsibility, ability to predict actions and predict their consequences. Having developed these qualities, the student becomes ready for life’s challenges, able to lead a social group, take responsibility for decisions, and so on. That is, the leader who is being formed today in educational institutions is ready to organize collective action to achieve the goal and master the values that are needed for a social group, team, society.

Volunteer health activity as a form of social formation student youth

The article describes the features of volunteer health care as a promising innovative form of social development of student youth.The authors found that the peculiarity of the volunteer movement in Ukraine is the largest group of volunteers working in the social sphere in general and the development of the health environment. In particular, are students, and the number of young people who are constantly or sporadically volunteering is constantly growing.In general, in volunteering, young people are primarily interested in the development of communication, organizational skills and abilities, as well as in the development of leadership qualities of the individual. Very often they become volunteers to form and develop their professional abilities, which will create opportunities in the future to become competitive and highly qualified specialists.Modern student youth influences all social spheres and processes in society only on their principles of altruism and the desire for change. The relevance of volunteering and its popularity among students explain, first of all, the psycho-physiological features characteristic of student age. Studying in a higher education institution coincides with the beginning of the period of maturity, which is characterized by the strengthening of conscious motives for behaviour. Such personality qualities as purposefulness, determination, endurance, persistence, principled news, independence, initiative, ability to control oneself become more stable. In the process of students' participation in the volunteer movement, these qualities have the opportunity to develop and contribute to the further professional development of future professionals, especially in the social sphere.Volunteer health care as a promising innovative form of extracurricular activities (health, correctional and recreational work, etc.) researchers, theorists and practitioners call a key component in the effective formation of health competence of student youth.Prospects for further research in this area are in particular, innovative areas of volunteering aimed at improving the quality of life, deepening solidarity between people, the realization of basic human needs to build a more just society and more.

RESEARCH WORK ON THE DIAGNOSIS OF LEADERSHIP ABILITIES IN PARTICIPANTS OF THE CHILDREN’S CAMP PROGRAM BY MEANS OF PASSING THE TEST OF E. ZHARIKOV, E. KRUSHELNITSKY

This article discusses the issue of leadership development in school-age children undergoing training under the educational program of the international children’s center «Artek». As a scientific substantiation of this topic, a study is also given based on the test of E. Zharikov, E. Krushelnitsky on the dynamics of the development of leadership qualities of the respondents, their communication and social skills in the short period of the camp shift — 21 days. Particular attention is paid to the age characteristics of the children participating in this study and their ability to navigate in an unfamiliar environment, adaptation and socialization in non-standard conditions of stay. In the course of this work, the results of the dynamics of leadership qualities in the process of educational activities with children are presented by the teaching staff of the camp.

PROBLEMS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF MILITARY SERVANTS’ EMOTIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

The article purpose is to present the theoretical analysis of the concepts of emotional intelligence and emotional leadership and to determine the application of emotional intelligence skills, as a part of leadership, by service members during managing a military unit. The research methods: theoretical ones such as analysis of theoretical sources on service member’s professional training; classification and systematization of data related to the theoretical aspects of service member’s leadership qualities formation based on the concept of emotional intelligence. The works of national authors for the last decade that analysed the development of leadership qualities, emotional intelligence, and military servant’s emotional leadership have been reviewed. The theories and models of emotional intelligence and emotional leadership were examined. Emotional intelligence, as an integral part of emotional leadership, contributes to the service member’s personal and professional growth, influencing their ability to manage a military unit. The basic principles of emotional intelligence in leadership were revealed, which would allow a service member to use emotional intelligence to improve managing efficiency. The conclusion is: military leaders should develop emotional intelligence to improve the efficiency of unit management. Emotional intelligence determines service members’ emotional leadership potential; it is a component that should be used during managing a military unit, as it can positively influence organizational development during and can improve relationship management skills, namely, social sensitivity to define new activities, the content, forms and methods of interactions in a team.

Принципи формування лідерських якостей у здобувачів вищої освіти

The article presents the essential features of theories and modern concepts of leadership in the works of domestic and foreign scientists, describes the legal documents in the field of higher education, which form the basis for the formation of leadership competence of future professionals. The peculiarities of the development of leadership competencies in higher education institutions of the European Union and the United States are presented. The essential features of leadership qualities, features of individual qualities of different types of leaders are revealed. The leading qualities necessary for a leader in a student environment are determined. The main directions of activity of the leading free economic zones of Ukraine concerning development and support of leadership qualities of applicants of higher education, conditions of development of leadership qualities at applicants of higher education are characterized. The principles that ensure the implementation of the tasks of forming leadership qualities in applicants for higher education are revealed.

Development of leadership qualities in teenagers in training classes at school

Development of leadership qualities in teenagers in training classes at school

THE INFLUENCE OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE TEACHERS’ LEADERSHIP QUALITIES

The article theoretically substantiates the influence of participation in student government on the development of leadership qualities of future teachers. The complex of leadership qualities of a modern teacher, which is formed in higher education students during their studies in the higher education institution (HEI), namely initiative, organization, communication, responsibility, creativity, critical thinking, research qualities, emotional intelligence, social activity, strategic vision, ability to work in a team, social adaptability, ability to lead, tolerance, willingness to come to the rescue, honesty and reliability, has been defined. These qualities will help a future teacher to carry out their own professional activities at a high level; will promote the development of skills to quickly establish contacts; direct class work; find quick and unusual solutions to problems; feel and understand the inner world of others; set short and long life goals and achieve them; work in a team; etc. This indicates that the graduate of the HEI must have a full set of leadership qualities that will contribute to his successful professional activity and will actively influence the development of relevant qualities in his students. Student government is emphasized as a self-organized activity that develops the leadership qualities of students, skills to work in a team, plan and predict their own team activities, creativity, critical thinking. An example of the implementation of the role-playing game «Day of Student Government», tested by us at Bar Humanitarian and Pedagogical College named after Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, as a component of interactive technology aimed at developing leadership qualities of future teachers in the process of attracting to the activities of student government bodies, is proposed.

Development of leadership qualities of the future teacher of higher education institutions using teamwork

Development of leadership qualities of the future teacher of higher education institutions using teamwork

ПСИХОЛОГІЧНІ АСПЕКТИ ФОРМУВАННЯ ЛІДЕРСЬКИХ ЯКОСТЕЙ У ПРОФЕСІЙНІЙ ПІДГОТОВЦІ МАЙБУТНІХ ОФІЦЕРІВ-ЛІДЕРІВ

The article considers leadership as an internal state of personality, which is aimed at success, deeply motivated, leads an active life, confident in their decisions and actions. It is established that the leader provides the functions of integration and purposefulness of the team and acts on the principle of direct participation in its life. The need to take into account the peculiarities of the social environment, the specifics of professional activity and the challenges facing the specialist is substantiated in the question of formulation of leadership qualities. Thus, the use of case technology makes it possible to significantly strengthen the system of training officer leaders by integrating theoretical training with professional and practical and research activities, the use of appropriate content (leadership experience), interactive development of professionally important leadership qualities for military leaders. Purposeful formation of leadership qualities in the process of professional training of cadets of higher education institutions (higher military educational institutions) not only ensures the successful exercise of power, but also becomes the basis of socio-psychological impact on the environment and servicemen in the future. It is proved that the process of formation of leadership qualities in cadets of higher education institutions is defined as a set of pedagogical situations that contribute not only to the successful development of leadership qualities, but also to the general self-improvement of the individual. Understanding of scientific sources allows us to state that the leadership qualities of the personality of the future officer-leader are the traits that provide the ability to stand out in a particular case and make responsible decisions in significant situations; use innovative approaches to solve the problem; successfully influence followers to achieve common goals; to create a favourable sociopsychological climate in the military.

Педагогічні умови готовності майбутніх учителів фізичної культури до інновацій та лідерства в умовах нової української школи

In the work, the main attention is paid to the development and implementation of pedagogical conditions, the establishment of criteria and characteristics of readiness of future physical culture teachers for innovations and leadership in the conditions of the New Ukrainian School. The following pedagogical conditions have been determined: development of innovative and professional competence in teaching disciplines of the professional training cycle in higher education applicants majoring in «Secondary Education (Physical Education)»; assistance in the development of leadership qualities of student youth in the conditions of the New Ukrainian school by means of physical education (during the period of pedagogical (work experience) practice). New types of physical activity have been introduced into the physical education lessons: kid's strength, aero kids, fitball, functional training «Intelligent Body» with game elements; interactive teaching methods based on learning through acting, reproducing situations, relationships, tasks of students’ daily activity. Comparison of the experimental data has shown that as a result of the introduction of pedagogical conditions of readiness for innovations and leadership of future physical culture teachers in the conditions of the New Ukrainian School, positive changes occurred in the experimental classes. Thus, in grade 3, the number of students with a high level increased from 8.3% to 14.0%. The control group has shown almost no changes. This demonstrates the effectiveness of the introduction of interactive teaching methods, functional training with game elements, games and game situations for initiative and leadership development.

ПІДГОТОВКА ОФІЦЕРІВ-ЛІДЕРІВ ДЕСАНТНО-ШТУРМОВИХ ВІЙСЬК: ДОСВІД США ДЛЯ УКРАЇНИ

The article considers and analyzes the current training of officer-leaders, as well as the formation and development of leadership qualities of officers of the US Army and universities of Ukraine. The main differences in the training of a military leader are revealed, the order of formation and development of the leadership position of Assault Troops officers in the US Army is traced, the best practices of military leadership development of future Assault Assault officers are summarized.Based on a comparative analysis of the training of assault officers in the United States and Ukraine, the problematic issues of implementing a system of leadership training in the national system of military education have been identified.

The problem of the formation of subjective-leadership qualities among cadets of military educational organizations of higher education of the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation: cognitive and empirical aspect

Introduction. The problem of leadership in scientific research is given a lot of attention. However, this problem remains relevant for a large number of scientific areas. The formation of leadership qualities of a person is interested in the pedagogical composition of power higher educational institutions.Materials and methods. The main methods of research were: analysis of literature on the problem of research, systematization of the data obtained, conducting an empirical study of the influence of various factors on the formation and development of leadership qualities of future officers of the Russian Guard.Results. The article presents the experience of studying the leadership qualities of university cadets of the National Guard troops receiving the specialty of a military psychologist. There is a positive dynamics of leadership qualities throughout the entire period of study at a military university, as one of the most important conditions for readiness for professional activity, and a conclusion was made about the stability of the main management style in the fifth year.Discussion and Conclusions. During the study, it was established that in order to develop the leadership qualities of the future officer of the National Guard troops, it is now necessary to solve the following tasks in the educational process of a military university: development of awareness of his/her purpose as an officer, perseverance in realization of assigned tasks, steady desire to be a leader, self-confidence, readiness to make decisions and take responsibility, consistency, perseverance in realization and fulfillment of assigned tasks, awareness of own strength, faith in achievement of the goal. Keywords: leadership, professionalization, professionally important personal qualities, need for self-development, management style.

ЛІДЕРСЬКИЙ ПОТЕНЦІАЛ МАЙБУТНЬОГО ВИКЛАДАЧА: СКЛАДОВА ЙОГО ІНДИВІДУАЛЬНОГО СТИЛЮ

According to the conditions of intensive democratic, social, state and legal transformations in our country, for the effective functioning of the state and radical reform of the education system and socio-economic relations, it is necessary to form in future professionals competencies that ensure the creation of an authoritative professional representative. To ensure successful work, the teacher needs to master a set of qualities of leadership potential, the creation in the future of a certain concept of mastering the necessary practical skills, the formation of an individual teaching style. A modern teacher must have the qualities of leadership, communication, management style, creative abilities. Today's researchers have determined that what is necessary for a competitive teacher is: maximum responsibility, initiative, ability to take risks, make decisions, solve problems creatively, implement modern teaching methods and more. In the works of scientists insufficiently covered issues: the mechanism of formation of personal style of the teacher, his experimental approbation, psychological and pedagogical monitoring of the formation of individual style of pedagogical activity etc.The article investigates theoretical and practical issues theoretical issues of formation of leadership potential in future teachers, which is a basic element of the individual style of teaching future professionals, are studied. It is determined that the process of development of leadership qualities should be part of a holistic pedagogical process of higher education. It was found necessary for the future teacher to quickly master innovative educational technologies, effectively apply them in real educational practice, perform the roles of leader, organizer, mentor, mentor and take into account the individual qualities of students in the learning process. The system of formation of individual style of the teacher is offered.

THE FORMATION OF LEADERSHIP OF CADET AT MILITARY ACADEMY

The article discusses the features of the formation and development of leadership qualities in cadets studying at Military Academy. Referring to the literature are explained the basic concepts of leadership including military leadership, the differences between a leader and manager, the need to form leadership qualities in officer and a set of these qualities. The article higlihts on the required conditions, pedagogical and organizational, the usage of which will make the process of formation and development of leadership qualities among the cadet more effective.

Social Project as a Technology for Developing Leadership Qualities in Modern Students

The article shows the potential of a social project in the formation of leadership qualities in students. The essence of a social project is revealed, the stages of its implementation are shown. The author focuses on the concept of leadership, considers the key qualities of a leader. One of the demanded qualities of a leader in modern life is his active life position, which is expressed in the conscious realization of his social roles. Social project facilitates the development of such activity. We used social project as a technology for the development of leadership qualities in students. To that end, we have conducted a survey among the students of the faculty of service, tourism, and technology of public catering (N=69) with the aim to reveal the leadership skills. The results of testing showed insufficient development of these skills. We have assumed that the participation of students in the development and realization of the social project would foster more intensive development of leadership qualities. The realization of the social project “Supporting of persons with impaired mobility in city infrastructure” under the guidance of teachers and experts has justified the efficiency of the implemented technology. Upon the project completion the students demonstrated better results in four positions.