THE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING ON EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE

The purpose of this research is to look into strategic leadership styles (transformational, transactional, and charismatic) in terms of different leadership styles and see how they affect employee performance along with mediation effect of knowledge sharing in municipality of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Ajman. A good leader motivates employees, and motivated employees not only improve their job performance and commitment within the organisation, but also go above and beyond the job requirements, boosting the organization's overall performance and profitability. Three key independent variables: transformational leadership, transactional leadership, and charismatic leadership, as well as a dependent variable: employee performance, were constructed in a theoretical framework. This study employed quantitative research. A 5-point Likert Scale scored a structured survey questionnaire. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Ajman municipal employees provided the data. Survey participants numbered 335. This study analyzed data with Smart-PLS. Structural equation modeling tested path analysis and assumptions. The study found that strategic leadership styles affect employee performance through information sharing. The study found that strategic municipal leaders can drastically improve staff performance. Although some researchers have concluded that transactional and charismatic leadership alone may not be the best in all situations, a blend of all three leadership styles-transactional, charismatic, and transformational-would yield better results. Transformational leadership was the best strategic leadership style. Further research was recommended to discover municipal employee performance factors.