In this case study we conducted an analysis of leadership abilities and the development of this concept in an integrated avicola-type unit in Vaslui County, with emphasis on its implications for the chick processing unit. The main purpose of the paper is to identify leadership skills from the heads of departments and employees, as well as recommend ways for the persons under study to develop their leadership skills. Based on the data from the organization that is under study, we identified the main departments within the analyzed company, drafted and distributed a series of questionnaires, through which we identified the leadership style that the department heads practice, presenting some methods and programs through which heads of departments can develop and refine their leadership skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]