Relationship between Leadership Behaviors and Nurse Educators' Job Satisfaction

Leadership and job satisfaction are recognized as fundamental components influencing the overall effectiveness of an organization. Nursing leaders seldom receive the proper leadership training necessary to lead an academic organization. As a result, the leader may burn out and his/her dissatisfaction may increase. Objective: this study aimed to examine the relationship between leadership behaviors and nurse educators' job satisfaction. Setting: The study was carried out at Faculty of Nursing at Minia University. Subjects: The study sample included a total number of 80 nursing educators. Tools: Two scales were used to collect the necessary data, Leadership behaviors scale and Job satisfaction scale. Results: The study results revealed moderate positive leadership behaviors scores and low job satisfaction by the studied educators. Conclusion: It can be concluded that highly statistical significant positive weak correlation existed between leadership behaviors and job satisfaction of the studied educators. Recommendations: it was recommended to improve leadership behaviors that inspire and motivate others, resolve conflicts in win-win way, and communicate effectively. Also, to increase educators job satisfaction it was recommended to communicate roles and responsibilities, maintain equity treatment, and demonstrating optimism & positive energy