Leadership And Organisational Performance (A Case Study Of State Primary Education Board, Kogi State)

Abstract

The Study Is An Empirical Attempt At Discussing The Problems Implicit In The

Concept Of Leadership And Its Operations In Human Organizations.

There Is No Organization That Can Survive For A Long Time Without Proper

Leadership And Management. Leadership Is, Therefore, So Pivotal In Organizational

Discourse That Most Scholars Have Come To An Agreement That The Quality Of

Leadership Determines The Quality Of Organizational Performance. However,

Leadership In Most Organizations Are Usually Found Wanting And Performing Below

Expectations Which In Turn Adversely Affect Organizational Performance.

A Case In Point Is The State Primary Education Board, Kogi State Where

Organizational Performance Has Been Alleged To Be Inefficient, An Attribution Of

Incompetent Leadership. This Research Is, Therefore Being Informed By Our

Cognizance Of The Leadership Incapacitations In The Board, And The Quest To Attempt

An Exposition Of It Causes, As Well As To Proffer Probable Solutions To Ameliorate This

Organizational Problems. Some Of The Major Findings Of The Study Was Faulty

Recruitment Style, Disruption Of The Organizational Structure, Indiscriminate

Victimization Of Staff Which Were Also Responsible For The Staff’s Not Living Up To

Expectation And Performing Below Standard In The Organization.

Obviously, In The Prevailing Leadership Crisis, Findings Were Spotted And Subsequently Solutions/Recommendations Were Proffered.