The Importance of Strengthening Employee Performance through Leadership and Engagement, with Work Motivation as an Intermediary

Performance is the work achieved by a person in performing tasks in accordance with the responsibilities given to employees in quality, quantity, and time. The purpose of this study is to test empirically the impact of leadership and, employee engagement on work motivation, and its impact on employee performance. In this study, as many as 250 employees with active status become the subject of research. The target population of this study is from foreman (junior staff) to the manager level. The sample size adjusted to the model of analysis used is structural equation modeling (SEM). The results of this study indicates that leadership and, employee engagement affect employee motivation and employee performance. And work motivation affects employee performance. In addition, leadership and employee engagement have an indirect effect on employee performance through work motivation. Strong leadership and employee engagement in order to improve employee performance needs to be mediated by work motivation.