This article reveals the relevance of the study of the formation of the credibility of the officer of the personnel authority. The analysis of the psychological ways of forming the authority of the officer. Considered the psychological nature of authority. Also considered the process of formation of the authority of the leader, his quality and skills. The author analyzes the structure of authority and highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each of the functional components of authority,

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... as an integral personality characteristic, makes it possible to choose the most optimal ways to form the authority of an officer of a personnel body in the context of officer-service activity.