Keywords
public leadership
management
transformation
efficiency
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Abstract
The article focuses on analyzing the relationship between strategic planning and public leadership within the system of public administration, particularly in the context of current challenges of state-building. The purpose of the study is to clarify the leader’s role in strategic planning, identify the specific features of management transformation during wartime and post-war recovery, and outline the changes in styles and functions of public leadership. The research employed general scientific methods of cognition: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, comparative method, systemic approach, generalization, and logical-analytical method. The results show that the leader in strategic planning acts as a key figure who coordinates interactions between management levels, ensures coherence of actions, and directs teams toward achieving shared strategic goals. It has been found that the transformation of strategic planning in Ukraine occurred through a gradual transition from a centralized to a decentralized, digitally oriented, and adaptive management model. The modern paradigm is based on the principles of openness, participation, and evidence-based policy, as well as the active use of digital technologies and data to enhance policy efficiency. During wartime, strategic planning acquires a security dimension by combining defense and socio-economic priorities, while the post-war stage focuses on modernization, infrastructure recovery, and integration into the European space. In accordance with these processes, public leadership also evolves – from administrative management to a facilitative, innovative, and value-oriented style. The study demonstrates that a modern public leader thinks strategically, acts flexibly, maintains dialogue with the public, shapes a vision of shared development, and mobilizes society to strengthen national resilience. The practical value of the research lies in the possibility of applying its findings to improve the public administration system, develop leadership competencies among civil servants, and increase the effectiveness of strategic planning in the context of post-war state recovery.
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