<![CDATA[This study aims to test and analyze the influence of leadership, work culture, and intrinsic motivation on teacher performance through job satisfaction at SMA Negeri 1 Kuala, Lalat Regency. This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method. The population in this study is all teachers at SMA Negeri 1 Kuala as many as 60 people. Because the population is less than 100 people, the entire population is used as a research sample. Data was collected through a questionnaire with a Likert scale and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling through the SmartPLS 3.0 program. The results of the study show that leadership has a positive and significant effect on teacher performance and job satisfaction. Work culture also has a positive and significant effect on teacher performance and job satisfaction. Intrinsic motivation has a positive and significant effect on teacher performance and job satisfaction. In addition, job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on teacher performance. The results of the indirect influence test showed that job satisfaction was able to mediate the influence of leadership, work culture, and intrinsic motivation on teacher performance. The R-square value shows that leadership, work culture, and intrinsic motivation can explain job satisfaction by 40.4%. Meanwhile, leadership, work culture, intrinsic motivation, and job satisfaction were able to explain teacher performance by 51%. Thus, improving teacher performance can be done through strengthening the principal's leadership, a positive work culture, intrinsic motivation of teachers, and job satisfaction.]]>
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