The Role of Leaders in Providing Motivation to Employees in order to Increase Employee Work Productivity

Abstract

The research was carried out at the Bungo Plaza Hotel company. Muara Bungo Jambi which lasted for one month, namely in March 2017. The aim of this research was to determine the role of leadership in providing motivation to employees in order to increase the work productivity of Bungo Plaza Hotel employees and to. The results of the research show that the leader's role in providing motivation to employees at the Bungo Plaza Hotel is to increase high work productivity directly handled by the leader because they remember that high work productivity is one of the factors that can influence the achievement of the goals that have been set. The close relationship between superiors and subordinates at work can be seen from the superior's attention to ideas and suggestions coming from subordinates, superiors in providing guidance to subordinates, giving praise or criticism to subordinates, verbal or written warnings can be used as special encouragement or motivation. from leadership in accordance with government policies and regulations to increase employee discipline so that high work productivity can be achieved and superiors' decisions in giving recognition to employees who excel can influence employee work motivation to work better. Decisions taken by superiors are one of the superior's leadership style techniques in motivating employees. Meanwhile, the inhibiting factor for leaders in providing motivation is that the different traits and characteristics of employees give rise to various forms of motivation and different desires. So that leaders find it difficult to provide motivation that suits the character and nature of employees. The lack of openness of employees to express the problems faced by employees becomes an obstacle that must be overcome by leaders and employee job dissatisfaction.