Employee Performance Is Influenced by Leadership Style and Work Stress at Food and Beverage Company

Leadership style and work stress are factors that influence employee performance in organizations. Effective leadership can increase employee motivation, communication, and performance, while ineffective leadership can decrease employee motivation and performance. High work stress can also reduce employee performance because it can cause fatigue, anxiety, and mental health problems. Therefore, organizations must consider effective leadership styles and manage employee work stress levels to improve employee performance. The population consists of 40 employees at CV Brewok Group. The sampling method in this study is a saturated sampling technique or survey using all members of the population as samples. The data source used in this analysis is primary data, namely data sources directly conveyed to data collectors, including distributing questionnaires. The Likert scale was used to measure the answers to the questions posed to respondents. This study used quantitative data. This analysis technique used was multiple linear regression, while data analysis used SPSS 25. Leadership style influences employee performance. Existing and applied leadership styles affect how much employees contribute to work. If employees can manage work stress properly, it will motivate them to improve their performance. Leadership style and work stress simultaneously positively and significantly affect employee performance. Thus the hypothesis in this study is proven and accepted.