<![CDATA[This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of leadership and work motivation on employee performance at Distrik Navigasi Tipe A Kelas I Belawan, both partially and simultaneously. This study used a quantitative approach. The population consisted of 151 employees, with a sample of 60 respondents selected using stratified random sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires using a Likert scale and analyzed using multiple linear regression with the assistance of IBM SPSS Statistics version 26. The results showed that leadership had a positive and significant effect on employee performance, with a regression coefficient of 0.166, a t-value of 2.133, and a significance value of 0.037 < 0.05. Work motivation also had a positive and significant effect on employee performance, with a regression coefficient of 0.169, a t-value of 2.111, and a significance value of 0.039 < 0.05. Simultaneously, leadership and work motivation had a positive and significant effect on employee performance, with an F-value of 8.324 and a significance value of 0.001 < 0.05. The coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.226 indicates that leadership and work motivation explain 22.6% of the variation in employee performance, while the remaining 77.4% is explained by other factors not examined in this study. These findings indicate that improving leadership effectiveness and work motivation can contribute to improving employee performance at Distrik Navigasi Tipe A Kelas I Belawan.]]>
