Using The Principal’s Leadership Style to Improve Teachers’ Work Motivation and Performance

Cance Melsing

Penulis

Cance Melsing Pascasarjana, Universitas PGRI Palembang, Indonesia Author

Kata Kunci:

Gaya kepemimpinan, Kinerja Guru, Motivasi

Abstrak

Penggunaan gaya kepemimpinan yang tepat dapat meningkatkan motivasi dan kinerja guru. Artikel ini membahas peningkatan motivasi kerja dan kinerja guru dengan gaya kepemimpinan kepala sekolah. Memberikan motivasi kepada guru sangat penting dan memiliki tujuan tertentu. Motivasi kerja adalah aktivitas seseorang yang menyebabkan orang tersebut atau orang lain bertindak dengan baik, oleh karena itu motivasi memiliki peran penting. Demikian pula dengan kinerja guru, kinerja guru akan meningkat jika guru mendapatkan motivasi dari rekan kerja dan atasan. Kinerja guru dipengaruhi oleh beberapa indikator, penilaian kinerja, kriteria, dan beberapa faktor lainnya. Gaya kepemimpinan memiliki beberapa jenis, yaitu, 1) gaya kepemimpinan otoriter, 2) gaya bebas (Laissez Faire), 3) gaya kepemimpinan visioner, 4) gaya kepemimpinan demokratis, dan 5) gaya kepemimpinan transformasional. Setiap jenis gaya kepemimpinan memiliki kelebihan dan kekurangannya sendiri, karakteristiknya, dan juga memiliki dampak yang berbeda Karakteristik setiap gaya kepemimpinan juga sangat berbeda. Jika seorang pemimpin menggunakan gaya kepemimpinan yang tepat, hal itu akan meningkatkan motivasi kerja dan kinerja guru di sekolah yang dipimpinnya. Secara keseluruhan, efektivitas kepemimpinan menentukan keberhasilan.

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