Organizational leadership as a meta-skill of a competent specialist

Name: Organizational leadership as a meta-skill of a competent specialist
ISBN: 978-5-9228-3132-1

Ekaterina Shishlova

doi:10.63861/3132-1

UDC 159.92

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AS A META-SKILL OF A COMPETENT SPECIALIST Organizational leadership as a meta-skill of a competent specialist

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DOI https://doi.org/10.63861/3132-1 EDN QCQMEN ISBN 978-5-9228-3132-1

Published: 19.06.2026 Language: Russian Quantity of pages: 211 Publisher: MGIMO University Publishing House Copyright sheets: 7 Number of publication: 2

Authors

Ekaterina Shishlova¹

1 MGIMO MID Rossii (kafedra pedagogicheskoy kul'tury i upravleniya v obrazovanii, professor)
Russian Federation

ABSTRACT

This coursework is designed to develop organizational leadership skills in competent professionals, a key meta-skill of the 21st century. In today’s world, where specialized knowledge quickly becomes obsolete, leadership qualities—the ability to manage processes, teams, and change—are becoming a crucial competitive advantage and a factor in professional self-fulfillment. This coursework meets the labor market demand for specialists capable of assuming responsibility, influencing without formal authority, and being agents of positive change. This coursework is intended for university students studying this course, faculty, young professionals, and anyone interested in mastering not only specialized skills but also cr oss-functional ones that determine long-term success in their car eers and lives. The first edition titled 'Psychology of Management and Leadership in an Organization' was published by the MGIMO-University Press in 2016.

KEYWORDS

Competent specialist, organizational leadership, cross-functional meta- skill, university graduate.

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