Managerial leadership in the eyes of Military Institute Cadets: A sociological assessment

Abstract

The essence of the management leadership category is being specified. The selective results of the sociological survey “Leadership in the modern military team” are presented, conducted among the cadets of the Saratov Military Institute. Based on a theoretical and practical study, subjective assessments of managerial leadership by cadets are presented. It is justified that within the framework of the modern military team, an important role in preparing for the fulfillment of the assigned tasks and preparing subordinates to fulfill their duties (official and special) belongs to the commander, who, on the one hand, is a leader — a military official appointed by a higher body of military or state administration, and on the other hand, a leader — a leading military professional among his subordinates — members of the military team of a unit (unit). If his actions as a leader are mainly based on the strength of his administrative power, then as a management leader — on the strength of the public (group) opinion and collective mood of military personnel who recognize his merits, authority and respect for him, for his professionalism. It is proved that management leadership is a collective relationship between a manager and team members (boss and subordinates), built not only on his formal endowment with an administrative resource (power), but also on the acceptance and respect by the rest of the team members of this leader (boss), the definition and understanding of common goals, the distribution of formal and informal roles in this team. Management leadership is externally manifested as a system within the collective relations between the leader and members of the team (the head and subordinates), built not only on his formal endowment with an administrative resource (power), but also on the adoption and respect by the rest of the team of this leader (the head), the definition and understanding of common goals, the distribution of formal and informal roles in this team. It has been proven that within the framework of the functioning of a military institute, management leadership is a really achievable result of educational activities, its ultimate goal, which allows, determined by the requirements for the upcoming position, taking into account the specifics of the military team.