ABSTRACT
This chapter is devoted to Sergey Filippov, the former Director General of one of the largest aluminum plants in the world, the Bratsk aluminum smelter. The executive style of Filippov is a good example of implementing leadership to manage organizational changes successfully. Conventionally, leadership is being studied by using the following approaches: explaining leadership qualities or skills; defining different leadership styles; and studying situational and contingency leadership. Filippov is a successful person in the Russian sense. The biggest challenges of change management according to Filippov were new attitudes towards people. He had responsibility for high-quality products and workers' attitudes towards their jobs. Filippov's management style includes the ability to set up and implement specific goals through effective communication. It also includes observing and quickly responding to complex contingencies and problems. In the framework of developing a training program, "the leader and organization" in business schools, Filippov advised starting from a personal, individualized approach to learning.
