Impact of leadership on organizational performance: (Study of small scale educational industry institutions, Kabul-Afghanistan)

A well-prepared abstract enables the reader to identify the basic content of a do Leadership is one of the key factors connected with the success and failure of any organization. Leadership is the manner in which people are directed and inspired by a leader to achieve organizational objectives or goals (performance). This study examines the impact of leadership on the organizational performance in general. the role of leaders in ensuring excellentorganizational performance cannot be over emphasized. The need foradequate motivation, suitable working environment, compensation andefficient communication between employers and employees areimportant to promoting excellent organization performance. Therefore, it wasimportant to evaluate leadership and organizational performance insmall- scale educational industries in PD# 12 Kabul, Afghanistan. The research wasdone through use of questionnaires with questions tailored towardsdetermining: the relationship between leadership and organizationalperformance, pattern of leadership and the extent it has affectedorganizational performance, the factors responsible for worker.s lowperformance and how leadership has affected productivity. After analyzing the result, it wasconcluded that to attain the objectives it was necessary that leadership recognizes theneeds of the workers (not just task oriented), employ appropriate motivational tool such aspromotion of staff based on merit and skills, provide suitable workingenvironment and provide an appropriate leadership that willencourage free flow of information and giving participation decision making, and positive leadership builds employee confidence and motivates employees to work harder toward achievement of organization goals. Beside this we can also conclude that strict leadership can lead the employees and organization to negative environment which have negative impact on the performance. However, the treatment of employees respectfully as essential part of organization by the leadership can give significance and positive perception about the organization to employees which can have influence on the performance of employees and in result over all organization. Another most important aspect for better performance and achievement in organization, it is recommended for to build the leadership culture easy for employees to understand. Establishing clear policies, procedures and chains of command, makes it easier for employees to find the answers they need and spend more time on producing quality work.