STRUCTURAL-COMPONENT MODEL OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Abstract

The article conducts a theoretical and methodological study of the professional competence of a public servant who functions effectively and successfully in the professional sphere in modern conditions as a leader. The essence of educational, information-communication-digital literacy, social, managerial and personal skills, which are necessary for a modern leader, is elaborated. Leadership skills that will be needed by a modern public specialist in the future are considered and analyzed. Namely, the ability to: interact with people; negotiate; to be responsible for the achieved result; manage people; use creativity in a broad sense; complex multi-level problem solving. Separately researched skills for implementing digital literacy; to think critically; apply emotional intelligence; use the flexibility of the mind; to form one’s own opinion and make decisions, to form client orientation. It was established that leadership competencies include the ability to motivate for effective professional activity; knowledge and ability to form an effective organizational culture of the civil service; the ability to contribute to the comprehensive development of the individual and the ability to delegate authority and manage the results of activities. The following concepts were clarified, such as reflection, effective activity. The generalized theoretical results of scientific research and legislative documents made it possible to present a theoretical model of the development of leadership of a public servant, which is considered as the unity and interrelationship of such four components as motivational, cognitive, personal and activity.