THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEADERSHIP PERSONAL VALUES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SECURITY CHALLENGES.

The way societies function in the global world nowadays can bring major security challenges. This is particularly emphasized in transitional countries such as Republic of Macedonia and other countries in the region. The minor economic power is the foundation for having significant number of situations that can easily influence the stability of the security. Therefore, the politicians that are on head of the state institutions should possess leadership abilities and appropriate personal characteristics in order to be able to practice appropriate approach in managing the everyday situations that the society is facing at the moment. Leaders are the people on whom the management of the challenges in the contemporary societies depends are the driving force. The way they act will determine whether the challenges will become unsolvable and insurmountable, and escalate into serious security crisis, or will be simply overcome through timely reactions and finding the most suitable solutions. The value system in people determines the behavior. The values define the attitudes that will be later transformed into actions. Precisely, the connection between values, attitudes and behavior, will be focus of exploration in this research paper. Moreover, it will be defined the relation between the leadership personal values and the approach in resolving the security challenges. Furthermore, it will be explored the key values that the representatives of the managing societal positions must retain in order to be able to practice the most suitable approaches for generating solutions instead of causing escalation of the security challenges. The research paper will also give directions in regards to which key personal values should be searched for in the process of selection of the present leaders. In addition, it will provide directions in regards to which personal values should be developed in the future societal leaders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]