IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS ON ORGANIZATION PRODUCTIVITY: A CASE STUDY OF BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, MAKURDI

Abstract This research project work deals with the impact of Leadership skills on organizational productivity: a study of Benue state University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi. The objectives of the Study is to assess the contribution of organizational leadership skills and how its influence organization changes. The specifics objectives of the study are: To identify the various types of leadership skills adopted by managers. To ascertain the environment forces influencing the adoption of such styles. The study use ‘Behavioral approach to leadership’ Theory as the theoretical framework. The study population is 948 of the Staff of Benue state university teaching hospital, makurdi. The sample size of this study is 281. The researcher use both primary and secondary data in gathering the information about the research work. The findings of this study indicated that leader, follower’s relationship enhances workers performance and all other important aspect that contributed to organizational success is team work. Suggestion of this study is that in today’s global scenario, the important aspect of a leadership style and leadership development is to stimulate, motivate, empower and direct the follower’s/group members by being sympathetic to achieve the organizational objectives by being a visionary, having big-picture thinking, flexible and who initiates change.