Impact of Quality Leadership on Employees' Motivation for Productivity: A Study in the South Central Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (SCD-ELCT)

Abstract

The paper examines the impact of quality leadership on employees' motivation for productivity using a descriptive research design from a total targeted population of 218 employees working in different sectors in the South Central Diocese (SCD) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT)-Makete. 57 (26%) respondents were involved using stratified sampling to ensure a wide representation of the various categories of the employees regardless of job rank. Questionnaires containing closed-ended questions were the basic tools used for collecting data. Generally, the study revealed that most of the employees (52.7%) were dissatisfied with the performance of SCD leadership in respect of keeping the vision and values front and center. As a result, the SCD leadership had not been successful in:

• Identifying and communicating the diocesan values,
• Envisioning the future, and
• Helping the church stakeholders define the mission for reaching the expectations

Therefore, the SCD has to work on empowering employees so that they can feel that they are valued as contributors to bringing success to the SCD. It is being emphasized that the best leader is the one who utilizes the potential of other workers. The SCD leadership is obliged to improve communication with employees by developing positive listening techniques so that employees would feel able to convey their ideas, suggestions, and problems in the implementation of the vision and mission of SCD.