The paper examined relationship between principal’s leadership skills and teachers job performance in secondary schools in Gusau Educational zone, Zamfara state, Nigeria. The paper was guided by three research questions, three objectives and three null hypotheses. Correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 5168 which comprised of 158 principals and 5010 teachers in public secondary in Gusau educational zone, Zamfara state, Nigeria. Two instruments were used for data collection titled: Principals Leadership Skills Questionnaire (PLSQ) and Teachers Job Performance Scale (TJPS). Content and face validity of the instruments was ensured by research experts of in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. A test-retest reliability was conducted and coefficients 0.79 for (PLSQ) and 0.83 for (TJPS) was obtained respectively. The data collected from the field work was analyzed using the same Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The findings revealed that communication skills of principals have a significant relationship with teacher’s job performance in secondary schools, in Gusau Educational Zone. A relationship was also found to exists between principals’ coordinating skills and teacher job performance was high in secondary schools, in Gusau Educational Zone. Also, relationship between principals’ controlling skills and teacher job performance was high in secondary schools, Gusau Educational Zone. Based on the findings, it is recommended that principals as an individual should work hard to improve their communication skills. This would surely provide effective communication with teachers in a way their job performance can improve. Also, principals should ensure that operations diligently carried out by staff of the school through proper coordination. This will help ensure that teachers’ performance is maintained and improved for effective leadership.
Keywords: Communication Skills, controlling, coordinating skills, principals’ leadership skills, teachers job performance
