MODERN REQUIREMENTS FOR A 21ST CENTURY MANAGER: SOCIAL AND PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS

Abstract

The work raises pressing issues related to modern management requirements in the rapidly changing socioeconomic environment of the 21st century. Based on an analysis of government strategic documents and educational standards at leading Russian universities, the author confirms the importance of developing future managers’ ability to generate innovative management solutions and identifies a list of key competencies of a modern leader. According to the author, it is the ability of managers to generate innovative solutions that contributes to the effective functioning of organizations and their successful long-term development. The author pays special attention to the socio-pedagogical aspect of managerial personality development, including the role of G.P. Shchedrovitsky’s systemic-activity-based methodology, in-house training, professional personalization, and the kaizen system as a modern management method. Based on the content of G.P. Shchedrovitsky’s conclusions, within the framework of the SMD approach, Shchedrovitsky formulates several management competencies applicable to modern requirements for executives and managers.