Abstract

This study examines that leadership skills such as Technical skills, Conceptual skills, Interpersonal skills, Emotional Intelligence and Social intelligence have an impact on increasing the productivity of employees in Pakistan. With different other concepts, better skills of leaders can increase the productivity of employees. Skilled and dedicated leadership can set good values. Learning and mastering a variety of abilities facilitate leaders to spread and establish high standards in the organizations. In this study, questionnaire was developed and distributed to different people working in Pakistani organizations. Data analysis was done through SPSS. The results were astonishing and all the variables have positive impact on productivity of employees working in Pakistan through leadership skills.

Keywords:

Leadership, productivity, skills,

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