LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN INDUSTRY AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS - A CASE STUDY FOR MASTER STUDENTS

Nevenka Kiteva Rogleva, Sonja Gegovska Zajkova, Vangel Fustik

Abstract


Current conditions in the economies in transition, affected by the globalization of the business, focus on social awareness for improvement and development of the professional soft skills. While one part of the managers faces with bad forecasts for the success of the company, where they work, the rest of them, quite confidently and reliably recognize all possibilities, even in critical conditions and fail to cope with the challenges and to express their superiority above others. These professionals, so successful in modern organizations, are making the valuable asset of the companies that are leading. These managers possessing appropriate soft skills become the corner stone of organizational business success. This paper deals with the self-awareness of the young professionals on master study curricula Project management at Faculty of Electrical Engineering and IT in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The survey includes was conndusted in a period of 5 years and the number of respondents is about hundred. The analysis summarized the results of a such survey concerning the managerial role and focus in detail in the responses pertaining to the interpersonal roles and leadership capability. The results could be used as a basis for further investigations of the nedeed skills for young professionals in industry for improvement of the effectiveness of their academic knowledge in engineering business practice.

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managerial role, leadership skills, professional competences, master students, engineering and project management

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