Selected leadership qualities

Abstract

The article presents the essence and importance of leadership, with particular reference to the specificity of military leadership. The purpose of the article is to indicate the validity of certain leadership qualities in the civil and military context, as well as the interaction between them. The research was carried out on civilian organization employees who were to assess the validity of selected leadership traits. The most important features and social competencies necessary for effective leadership and attitudes, described in the literature as worthy of imitation, are presented. The applied research methods (the analysis of literature and surveys in civilian organizations) allowed for indicating the distinguished leadership traits and some similarities between the characteristics of a military and civilian leader.

Keywords

• leadership
• leader
• leadership qualities
• military leadership