Director's personality in the process of effective managing and developing school of the arts

The dissertation work is focused on directing the School of the Arts in a complex period of curricular reform of music education and on director's personality as key participant currently implementing transformation process and as guarantor of qualitative functionality and long-term successful development of the school. The dissertation work shows an overview of contemporary approaches, paradigms and whole structure of management and areas of managerial work, which closely relates to process of reform, such as directing changes, managing knowledge and talent management. The dissertation work points out meaning of knowledgeable and conscious managing people especially the leadership. The dissertation work brings result of empirical examination, which declares opinions of directors on substantial personal characteristics of manager and about their experiences with activities realized in connection with up-to-date process of directing internally planned changes