This study aims to analyze the influence of transformational leadership and internal communication on team performance, with work motivation serving as a mediating variable, among employees of the Tegal City Regional Government. The study employs a quantitative approach using a survey method targeting employees of the Tegal City Regional Secretariat and analyzes the data using Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). The results indicate that (1) transformational leadership has a positive and significant effect on team performance, (2) internal communication has a positive and significant effect on team performance, (3) transformational leadership has a positive and significant effect on work motivation, (4) internal communication has a positive and significant effect on work motivation, (5) work motivation has a positive and significant effect on team performance, (6) work motivation does not significantly mediate the effect of transformational leadership on team performance, and (7) work motivation significantly mediates the effect of internal communication on team performance.
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