Expression of strategic competencies of leaders in civil service: the case of municipalities in Lithuania

Civil service of every country is oriented towards efficient and professional satisfaction of public interest. Strategic management in modern dynamic world is one of the ways that help to adapt to constantly changing environment and increasing needs of citizens – it warranties expedience and efficiency of institution‘s activity because it is a legally regulated and formalized tool that helps to foresee directions of development and to distribute limited resources rationally. The proper use of this tool is possible only with professional and qualified public officials. Special attention should be given to education of competencies of managers in civil service. The information about leaders of local self-government institutions in Lithuania and their strategic competencies will be gathered by applying an inquiry method. The main idea is that civil official as a leader should be a very good strategist. Civil official as a leader can make very big and positive influence on state and local government strategic management in invoking leadership competency and in making more flexible and result-oriented decisions