IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION GRADUATES ON THEIR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS

Abstract

Leadership skills are essential for effective management in any organization. Lack of skills can cause communication problems, conflicts, low motivation and morale of employees, and many other destructive factors for the enterprise. Effective and strong leadership always has a positive impact, which ensures gains in the form of profit prospects and sustainable reputation. Leadership skills are important for any type of organization, including both academia and industry. In this regard, there is a need for cooperation between both parties, both industry and higher education institutions, to exchange existing knowledge that they can share with students and with employees of industrial organizations. The article focuses on the leadership competency model developed by the author, which lists five clusters of leadership skills, namely: personal effectiveness, cognitive ability, ability to lead others, charisma, i.e. impact and influence, as well as action, achievement and result, which include 15 more smaller leadership elements within the competency model. For this study, a survey of 30 postgraduates of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation was conducted, which made it possible to determine which elements of leadership competencies helped them in their workplace, had the greatest impact and contributed to their advancement to leadership positions in the organization.