Impact of Transformational Leadership on the Job Performance

The Role of Employee Motivation

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the relationship between transformational leadership on the Job Performance in a mediating role of employee motivation among public school teachers. Descriptive method and survey questionnaire was utilized to attain the objectives of the study. The findings indicated that the level of transformational leadership weighs much in idealized influence, means that being a leader should demonstrate the so called “walk the walk and talk the talk”. In teachers’ motivation, management and leadership weighs much, this implies that teacher’s motivation provides direction and vision to the organization. The level of the respondents’ job performance much weight in handling diversity of learners, and community linkages and professional development therefore job performance is significant to teachers’ growth as it leads to output improvement and competitiveness. Furthermore, it was found that the motivation of teachers is significantly related to transformational leadership, and this in turn has a positive impact on job performance.