The Impact of Effective Leadership on Organizational Performance

For some time now, many business organizations have been collapsing, especially in the developing countries of the world. Apart from the reason of the dwindling economies occasioned by the Covid–19 pandemic, quite a large number of commercial establishments has suffered from bad leadership. The thrust of this study is to examine the influence of effective leadership on organizational performance. In essence, when an organization is properly led by effective leaders, what effect does that have on the organization’s productivity? The study revealed that effective leadership has a positive impact on organizational performance. The methodology adopted in the study is descriptive analysis. This paper recommended, among other things, that leadership styles should not be applied rigidly, but flexibly following the prevailing situations. It was also recommended that leaders should be made to undergo training and retraining from time - to – time.

Keywords: Leadership, Effective leadership, Organizational performance.