In search for a new model of authority of a polish army officer

Abstract

Command in a hierarchical organization, which is the army, requires from the management staff at all levels to have specific skills, personality traits and predispositions that ensure the effective use of the potential of subordinates and the efficient and effective implementation of tasks. The requirements set especially for officers imply having a range of meeting the relevant requirements in an absolute way. Having the right level of knowledge and professional experience is not enough. There is a need to have personal qualities on which to build authority as an integral element of the new officer model. The demands placed on a soldier today are more and more consciously present in the circles of young people. The research conducted among students of selected uniformed classes clearly shows that the requirement of properly educated and prepared managerial staff is not the only requirement. Today, the attitude based on the possession of authority, which should be the determinant of educating officers, who are able to compensate for significantly smaller personnel with the quality and level of command, is of particular importance. Keyword: soldier, officer, authority, leader, model, pedagogue. supervising teacher