Keyword: «anticipatory competence»

The paper is devoted to the significance of anticipatory competence of the head of an educational organization. It examines the way of the concept “anticipation”, the importance of anticipatory competence of heads of educational organizations.

The relevance of studying the psychological support of individual’s organizational abilities is due to their demand in many areas of life. Organizational abilities are understood as the psychological properties of a person, which are to ensure the success of organizational activities. The study was conducted in order to examine the influence of some psychological properties on the organizational abilities of an individual. The results showed significant positive relationship between organizational abilities and the realization of the need for self-development, the perception of social support from «significant others» and the time component of the individual’s anticipatory competence.