The influence of leadership on employee motivation and job performance of staff at the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of leadership on employee motivation and job performance of staff at the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. The research is aimed at all NMBM staff from senior management to lower management. The primary objective of this study was to improve job performance in the NMBM by investigating variables that influence job performance. The study investigated the influence of participative leadership style, employee engagement, fringe benefits, pay, growth factors, supervisors and co-workers in the job performance of NMBM staff. Convenience sampling was used to select one hundred (100) participants. The response rate was forty two percent (42%). The sample was structured to include senior management, middle management and lower management in NMBM. These participants were taken from all directorates of NMBM. The empirical results revealed that in order to increase job performance in NMBM there should be an increase in employee engagement and growth factors. The managerial implications of the results are discussed and recommendations are made