Commanders´ Development for Strategic Level Defence Management

The article offers for expert discussion research outcomes assessing commanders ́ development in the area of leadership for assignments in defense organization. It also evaluates the level of utilization of gained competencies while managing these organizations. Research was conducted from 2017 to 2019 and embraced predominantly surveys among participants of career courses provided by the Centre for Security and Military Strategic Studies of Defense University in the lifelong education program. Research outcomes proved limited level of understanding and implementation of leadership theoretical framework in daily business. Additionally, it shows that the implementation of verified leadership processes and principles by middleand highermilitary management fluctuates about the average level. Furthermore, it figured out an insufficient application of all available instruments for people motivation and support including the approach „leading by example“. Klíčová slova: Vůdce; vedení lidí; příprava velitelů; schopnosti; kompetence.