Abstract: The subject of this article is a socio-psychological analysis of the personality of a manager. The focus is on the strengths and weaknesses of the leader, development potential, and improvement of organizational skills and abilities.
A psychologically comprehensive and in-depth study of a leader’s personality, his individual characteristics, motivation, communication styles and other factors is essential for clarifying qualifications and other requirements for a manager, contributing to the efficient use of resources and effective management.
The study of the psychological portrait of a manager is relevant for modern practice; it allows us to identify specific individual components of the personality of a particular manager, which represent him in the world of business relations, communications, promote or hinder the establishment of relationships, conflict prevention, resolution of problem situations, the formation of effective teams, and the formation of teams.
To achieve the goals of the study, a combined approach was used: on the one hand, the data from our earlier empirical study of the characteristics of the orientation of a leader’s personality were theoretically summarized; on the other hand, an analysis of academic publications and studies on management psychology was used, which made it possible to develop a model based on existing theories and approaches to the study of the personality of managers.
The scientific novelty of the study lies in the development of a generalized model of a socio-psychological portrait of a leader, built on the basis of a basic psychological model of personality. The proposed model allows us to more deeply understand the personal characteristics of managers, their motivation, experience, educational, and managerial background.
The results of the study are useful for developing management training programs, for training managers at various levels, for increasing the level of professional success and ensuring overall productivity and management efficiency.