Abstract: The differences in estimation of interpersonal relations, the importance of intellectuals, and the level of role playing in intellectuals between techni-cians and the leaders of their enterprises were studied in this paper. The results showed that there were significant differences in two areas: (1) the estimation of interpersonal relations; and (2) the estimation of the importance of intellectuals Some suggestions are given for further research.

Key words: leader, technician, interpersonal relations, importance of intellectual, estimation