Leadership Phenomenon Research: from Diagnostics to Formation of Competences
In article approaches to the analysis of moral leadership — the difficult phenomenon which is only recently opened in the theory and practice of management, and social management, extremely perspective for the sphere, and social and humanitarian knowledge in general are considered. The author addresses leadership phenomenon research history in psychology and management, revealing regularities of development of theories of leadership (stages, a typologization). It is established that moral leadership as a subject of cross-disciplinary researches reproduces dynamics of formation of the main approaches to leadership developed in the XX century: from diagnostics to formation of competences. Concrete qualities of the moral leader are considered: the prudence, courage, self-control, justice (revealed by Aristotle), the humility and generosity (developed in Christian ethics) and modern (high level of moral responsibility). As competences of the moral leader are called: skills of ethical assessment, ethical examination, minimization of ethical risks, social intelligence. The main skill of the moral leader — adoption of administrative solutions of high degree of ethics is accented. It is claimed that formation of the professional — the moral leader — is possible by means of innovative technologies of ethical education. The example of a stakeholders analysis (the analysis of interested parties) as educational technology for formation of skills of ethical examination, minimization of ethical risks, adoption of administrative solutions of high degree of ethics is given.