The purpose of this study is to analyze leader’s main qualities. This article deals with the scientific works of foreign, Russian and Belarusian authors on the topic of leadership and leadership qualities, it also represents the comparative analysis of the leader’s characteristics, and compiles a list of similar qualities of a leader. The article also addresses the issue of basic leader’s skills. In addition, the paper describes the actions of the leader, which have been identified by foreign scientists, as well as it gives an example of the leader’s typology, developed by foreign researchers in the sphere of leadership.
leadership, quality, ability, skills, acquirement, actions, typology
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