Leaders play an important role in the work environment, using their social, emotional, organisational, leadership and other skills and knowledge to create a good organisational climate and culture, interpersonal relationships, and to manage people and tasks effectively and well. Their responsibilities often go beyond ensuring task excellence. Each leader brings a unique personality to the workplace, which is reflected in their distinctive behaviour. As these behaviours are emotionally perceived by employees, it is crucial that leaders demonstrate helpful and not harmful behaviours towards employees.
The aim of this thesis was to analyse the behaviour of leaders in public administration organisations in the south-western part of Slovenia. The thesis research was carried out using a questionnaire and the survey data were statistically processed using Excell and SPSS. The results of the survey show that leaders in public administration organisations in the south-western part of Slovenia place the highest emphasis on behaviours that address the psychosocial aspects of the leader (AVG = 4,12), communication (AVG = 3,8) and establishing the leader's relationship with themselves (AVG = 3,6). On the contrary, the lowest mean values were recorded for passive behaviours (AVG = 3,28) and behaviours with elements of transformational leadership (AVG = 3,18).
The thesis is an important source of information for optimising the governance and leadership of public administration organisations. This will lead to a more efficient functioning of public institutions and an improvement in the quality of the services they offer to citizens. The thesis also has a wider social relevance, contributing to a more efficient functioning of public administration and to improving the quality of life of citizens.
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