Leader qualities as factor of successful preparation of specialist

The article presents a theoretical analysis of scientific phenomenon of "leadership" from the standpoint of modern scientific approaches based on learned domestic and foreign social-psychological literature, substantiates leadership personality as a vector of successful professional training. Personal leadership is viewed as an internal standard that defines the need for personal growth and self-development The author outlines such important functions of the informal leaders as compensatory function, which manifests itself in the elimination of shortcomings in the activities of managers, by the function of personalization of functional-role relations. Special attention is paid to the characteristics of the phenomenon of "leadership presence" and its development.