Leadership Influence on Work Performance in Health Care Professionals: A Narrative Review

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Year : 2025 | Volume : 02 | 02 | Page :
    By

    Shamiksha,

  • Ankitha,

  • Mufeeda Sulthana,

  1. Student, Department of Clinical Psychology, Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences, Karnataka, India
  2. Student, Department of Clinical Psychology, Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences, Karnataka, India
  3. Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences, Karnataka, India

Abstract

Leadership significantly influences the work performance of healthcare professionals by shaping job satisfaction, engagement, and organizational efficiency. This narrative review examines 21 peer-reviewed articles from PubMed and Semantic Scholar on various leadership styles—transformational, servant, democratic, digital, collective, authoritarian, laissez-faire, and caring leadership—and their impact on healthcare performance. The results indicate that transformational, servant, and democratic leadership enhance engagement, teamwork, and job satisfaction, ultimately improving performance. Digital leadership fosters employee empowerment, while caring leadership strengthens work engagement. In contrast, authoritarian and laissez-faire leadership styles are associated with higher stress and lower performance. Additionally, leadership training programs play a crucial role in developing effective healthcare leaders. The evidence highlights that positive leadership styles contribute to a committed and high-performing healthcare workforce, whereas ineffective leadership negatively impacts workplace morale. Strengthening leadership development programs can enhance healthcare outcomes.

Keywords: Leadership styles, healthcare professionals, work performance, job satisfaction, employee engagement, leadership training

How to cite this article:
Shamiksha, Ankitha, Mufeeda Sulthana. Leadership Influence on Work Performance in Health Care Professionals: A Narrative Review. International Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 2025; 02(02):-.
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Shamiksha, Ankitha, Mufeeda Sulthana. Leadership Influence on Work Performance in Health Care Professionals: A Narrative Review. International Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 2025; 02(02):-. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/ijbsc/article=2025/view=217217


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Received 19/05/2025
Accepted 14/07/2025
Published 18/07/2025
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