The Influence of Servant Leadership, Human Resource Training and Motivation on Performance Mediated by Job Satisfaction of Employees of the Malinau Regency Education Office, North Kalimantan Province

This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the performance of employees of the Malinau Regency Education Office with a focus on servant leadership, human resources (HR) training, motivation, and job satisfaction as mediating variables. The study was conducted using a quantitative approach with the Partial Least Square (PLS) method on 66 employees. The results showed that servant leadership has a significant influence on employee performance with a contribution of 61.4%. HR training displays the strongest influence with a coefficient of 0.942, indicating that the quality of training directly improves performance. Motivation made a positive contribution of 25.6% to employee performance. Job satisfaction proved to play an effective role as a mediating variable between servant leadership, HR training, and motivation. The study concluded that a holistic approach through servant leadership, quality training, and a comprehensive motivation system can create a productive work environment. The locality context of Malinau Regency provides a unique perspective in the study of human resource management in a region with specific geographical and socio-cultural characteristics.