Requirements for a Leader From the Position of Strategic Management of the Enterprise on the Way to Systemic Perfection
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The article offers a list of requirements for a leader from the strategic management position of an organization that has chosen a course for systemic excellence. Leadership can be formal or informal. The head of the system is only sometimes the leader. The manager, as a leader, should meet specific requirements. Taking into account the historical experience of developing countries, which are still experiencing transformational processes with negative consequences, the question arises regarding the orientation of culture "as an image of life activity" of active elements - people, from the position of its condition in most subjects of socio-economic activity, about archetypes, in particular the archetype about the understanding of leadership, more in the practical plane, mainly as a formal attribute of power. Management subsystems of organizations in transitional/transformational conditions are not sufficiently focused on system criteria for choosing a leader. The article proposes general requirements for the system leader from the strategic management position, which has chosen a course for system excellence. The proposed list includes the following requirements: possess systemic and strategic thinking and be a carrier of progressive culture "as an image of life activity"; to be clearly aware of their purpose in the system; have high competence in managing complex systems; to clearly regulate one's job duties, powers and personal responsibility for achieving target strategic guidelines; to be a strategist and architect of the organization, especially in terms of defining and carrying out systemic strategic changes; to be a creative person and in every way to stimulate a creative approach to solving problems at all levels of management; to give priority to the goals of the system compared to personal goals and ambitions, to subordinate them to their purpose; have the image and reputation of a highly professional top manager; be oriented towards partnership both within the system itself and in the external environment (use the "win/win" strategy when the interests of all interacting parties are maximally satisfied). For the management subsystem, the list of requirements allows you to focus on the search, development, assessment of suitability, and replacement of the applicant for this role.
Authors: Oleksii Haharinov, Zynoviia Leshchenko
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404222758