Improving Employee Performance through Leadership

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“How employee performance can be improved through leadership”
It is examined that performance of the employees plays an essential role in the
workplace. It is the responsibility of the leaders to support the employees, so that they can give
their best towards the activities which are assigned to them. Leadership is considered as the
practice skill that encompasses the ability of the individuals to guide the other employees. The
leaders play an important role in ensuring that the performance of the employees remains high.
So, to boost the performance of the employees it is necessary for the leaders to focus on the
different ways. It is observed that there are different ways of leadership that can help to improve
the performance of the employees (Lepper & Greene, 2015). Therefore, in this paper the
discussion will be made on the concept of leadership.
The first way that should be considered by the leaders, to improve the performance of the
employees is motivation. It has been examined that motivation is considered as one of the
essential factor that can help to bring improvisation in the working pattern of the employees. If
the employees are not motivated, then it could be difficult for them to be dedicated towards their
work. Motivated employees are also considered as an asset for the company. But it is the
responsibility of the leaders to motivate the employees so that they can give their best in the
workplace. It is important for the leaders to focus on the concept of motivational leadership in
which the main agenda is to boost the motivation level of the employees. The leaders should
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recognize the great work of the employees and should appreciate them so that they can feel
confident and dedicated towards their assigned task (Peters, 2015).
It is essential for the leaders to emphasize on “Maslow hierarchy of needs” theory so that
the needs of the workers can be fulfilled by the management. To motivate the employees there
are different stages according to the theory that should be followed (Healy, 2016). The first stage
is the basic needs of the employees that should be fulfilled such as clothing, shelter and sleep. In
the next stage which is safety and security needs, the leaders should emphasize on offering job
security, social stability and also health safety to its employees. Love and belongingness is the
next stage in which friendship and sense of connection should be maintained of the employees.
Fourth stage is self esteem needs that should be fulfilled by giving respect and confidence to the
employees. The last stage is self actualization stage in which it is important for the leaders to
focus on boosting the morality, creativity and acceptance of the employees (Acevedo, 2018).
The next way that can help to improve the performance of the employees by leadership is
“Communication”. The leaders should communicate with their workers on the regular basis.
They should be leave their employees uninformed about the organizational policies,
organizational change and also about the job expectations. It is examined that the employees who
feel that they are valued tries to improve their performance records and also work with
dedication. Without effective leadership communication, the workers will not feel appreciated
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and will be demotivated. Therefore, it is important for the leaders to share the important data
with the workers so that they can have proper understanding of the organizational goals and
objectives (Ruesch, Bateson, Pinsker & Combs, 2017). This technique can assist in maintaining
the ideas and opinions between the managers and workers. Also, if the flow of communication is
proper then employees will actively participate in sharing their views and opinions in context to
the process of the organization. The leadership skill should be reflected in a positive manner
towards the employees so that it could be easy to bring improvisation in their performance. The
leaders should jot down the differences and also the similarities among the workers and should
draft an action plan for acknowledging the differences and similarities. This is one of the
effective planning techniques that leaders should consider so that employees can identify their
goals. Also, the leaders should focus on interpersonal communication skills so that the
employees can feel positive at the time of communicating their problems with the management
(Habermas, 2015). Therefore, it can be said that communication strategy is also one of the
essential factor that should be considered by the leaders so that it could be attain the positive
outcome in reference to the performance of the employees.
The leadership should be showcased in such a manner that employees feel positive
towards their assigned work. It can be said that workplace professionalism becomes the
standards which should be adopted so that employee’s performance can be improved. The
employees are likely to meet the expectations when they are satisfied with the work. So, in the
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