The impact of leadership style on employee turnover in public sector: A study on Mogadishu Somalia

Leadership style plays a crucial role in shaping organizational strategies and their successful implementation. Effective leadership motivates staff to surpass organizational targets, leading to goal achievement. The impact of leadership style extends to employee loyalty, influencing retention, turnover intentions, and Counterproductive Work Behaviors. Poor leadership adversely affects motivation, retention, and overall organizational performance. The study focuses on Mogadishu's Interior affairs, utilizing questionnaires for data collection through an online platform. Quantitative data analysis using SPSS V 25.0 will summarize findings in numbers and percentages. The research employs an explanatory research design with a descriptive approach, exploring the influence of leadership style on employee turnover in Mogadishu's public sector. Results reveal a significant negative relationship between autocratic leadership and turnover intentions. Transformative and transactional leadership styles are identified as mitigating turnover intentions, with individual consideration being particularly effective. This suggests that fostering a positive leadership style can decrease turnover intentions and enhance employee commitment in the public sector. The study underscores the importance of leadership in organizational dynamics, emphasizing the need for transformative approaches to enhance employee retention and overall performance.