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The paper is an attempt to present the essence of a concept of a public manager as well as his competence which influence human resources management in public organization. In light of the analysis it was possible to claim that in all activities related to human resources management , there are several powers used by the public manager. Some are accented only in specific areas (e.g., empathy), while in others - are universal (e.g., strategic thinking skills, continuous improvement). The issues, which also require to be emphasized, is the need of public awareness manager of continuous development and improvement of their competence.