Abstract:
The study sought to determine the influence of transformational leadership on employee
performance drawing evidence from the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya. Based on the
study, this paper presents and discusses the research findings on the influence of individualized consideration
and intellectual stimulation on employee performance.The research adopted a descriptive research design to
gain insight and enable the researcher to measure the independent variableand the dependent variable. The target
population of the study comprised 3,739 employees (18 staff from top management; 110 employees from
middle level management and 3611 employees from the operational level). The sampling frame used in the
study was the staff establishment dashboard for MTRH. Stratified random sampling method was employed and
simple random sampling used in each of the stratum to recruit respondents to participate in the study. The
sample size totaled463 respondents (17 from top management; 86 from middle management and 360 operational
staff). On the influence of individualized consideration on employee performance, the study found out that there
is recognition of employees to better productivity, teaching and coaching of staff. Furthermore, supervisors
respects and celebrates individual contribution and provides opportunities for identification of needs and
capabilities of others. Regarding the influence of intellectual stimulation on employee performance, the study
revealed that supervisors encourages high productivity through creativity and innovation and encourages staff to
rethink ideas that had never been questioned. Furthermore, supervisors encourages new ways of how to do a job.
The study concludes that leaders in the organization influence employee performance by applying the
transformational leadership style. Specifically, the study concludes that leaders encourage high productivity
through creativity and innovation as well as encourages staff to rethink ideas that had never been questioned. In
addition, employees are motivated to high productivity and clear conveyance of messages facilitated to
employees. The study recommends that leaders should manage conflicts by being sensitive individuals‟ different
needs, abilities and aspirations. Training to employees should be provided continually and duties assigned based
on knowledge and capabilities. Moreover, employees should be given the opportunity openly express their
views and more involvement in decision-making process
