HOW MOTIVATIONAL LEADERSHIP CAN POSITIVELY AFFECT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF EMPLOYEES, LEADING TO BETTER PRODUCTIVITY
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The mental health of employees is a crucial aspect of workforce welfare. An organization can stay productive and deliver quality performance when the work environment positively supports the mental well-being of employees. To ensure this productivity, leadership plays a significant role in an organization. There are different types of leadership that can promote the personal and professional development of employees. However, motivational leadership goes a step ahead and connects this scope of development with the innate enthusiasm and willingness of the individual. Motivational leadership induces and emphasizes the constructive side of the workforce, stimulating them to work toward a shared goal. Such leadership is dynamic and has the potential to enable employee motivation leading to better productivity. Therefore, our study's purpose is to analyze this potential and explore how different motivational leadership characteristics positively impact employees’ mental health. The present study will utilize a phenomenological research design to perform qualitative research on 30 participants working in a particular organization. Each respondent will be given questionnaires they will fill out and submit to the research team. The responses will be coded and analyzed using thematic analysis. The expected finding is that motivational leadership positively affects employees' mental health.
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