Training in leadership skills and performance of administrative staff in Bushenyi and Sheema local governments, western Uganda

Abstract

This study set out to establish whether training in leadership skills is associated with work performance of district administrative staffs in Bushenyi and Sheema district local government Western Uganda. A descriptive survey design with a sample of 289 district administrative staff, randomly selected from Bushenyi and Sheema Local Governments. Data was analyzed using Pearsons’ Linear Co-relation Coefficient. The findings indicated that local government administrative staff in the two districts received a moderate level of training in leadership skills, and that training in leadership skills is positively and significantly correlated with work performance of administrative staff in Bushenyi and Sheema districts local government.