LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES AND ENGAGEMENT MATTER TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF ACADEMIC STAFF AT SECONDARY LEVEL

Abstract

The fact cannot be denied that leadership has an impact in enhancing the job performance of teachers through engagement. This research aims to find the effect of head’s leadership qualities and work engagement of secondary school teachers regarding work performance. The population for this study secondary school teachers from public sector of Lahore. Simple random sampling technique was employed and 271 teachers were selected as sample for this study. Survey research method based on an adopted questionnaire was employed for collecting data from the participants. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) has been used to process and assess the data by common techniques i.e., descriptive and inferential modes of statistics. The findings of this study revealed that leadership attributes and work engagement had moderate correlation with job performance and have moderate effect on job performance. Moreover, leadership attributes had mode significant effect on job performance as compare to work engagement. This research is considered as stepping stone for the adaptation of the best leadership style according to the situation through updated strategies and techniques.