The paper is about leadership influence. It is stated how the influence of leaders is important in a certain organization. The emphasis is on leadership in the public and private sectors. The necessity of leadership management lays in dynamic development of today's society. The purpose of this paper is to explore what kind of place leaders occupy in the public and private sector. One of the goals is to emphasize leadership influence in these sectors, which is in direct relation with strategy formulation as the way of achieving the goals of an organization, where the productivity and satisfaction of employees play the important role. While setting appropriate goals, as well as the strategy, a leader affects the future decision-making process, as well as their realization. Also, there is a survey method in order to gain concrete data on attitudes/opinions of respondents, a factual situation, future activities that leaders should deal with, etc. The survey included 210 respondents, all of whom were adult citizens and primarily the citizens who were interested in the events related to their country. Some of them attend important events and also they are in the decision-making positions. According to the conducted survey and its results, we can conclude the following: what is necessary to undertake and how to behave in a future period, how the results may affect the better quality of life of citizens and their satisfaction. According to the survey, we can also conclude what kind of place leaders take in the public and private sector on the Montenegrin market. It is also stated which tasks should be completed after realizing that constant learning is what enables ambitious goals, high standards and a real sense of mission in the life of leaders of the XXI century.