The Effect of Principal Leadership Style, Interpersonal Communication, and Infrastructure Management on Job Satisfaction and Performance of Elementary School Teachers in Kendari City

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of the principal's leadership style, interpersonal communication, infrastructure management on job satisfaction and performance of elementary school teachers in Kendari City, as well as the role of teacher job satisfaction in mediating the influence of leadership style, interpersonal communication, and infrastructure management on the performance of elementary school teachers in Kendari City.The research sample consisted of 155 teachers, consisting of 39 male teachers and 116 female teachers, with proportional random sampling used.The results of the hypothesis test showed that the influence of the principal's leadership style, interpersonal communication, and infrastructure management had a positive and significant effect on teacher job satisfaction.The principal's leadership style and infrastructure management had a positive and significant effect on teacher performance.Meanwhile, interpersonal communication had a positive but insignificant effect on teacher performance.Job satisfaction was not significant in mediating the influence of the principal's leadership style, interpersonal communication, and infrastructure management on the performance of elementary school teachers in Kendari City.