Leadership Role in Implementation of Mutations on Employees’ Performance, Department of Education and Culture, Jeneponto

Leaders as an aspect of human resources have an important role in various activities of an institution. Leadership is a manifestation of a person's ability to influence members or subordinates to be willing to work to achieve agreed goals. Often during certain periods, employees are transferred. Transfers are caused by several reasons, such as filling employee vacancies in other offices, filling executive level positions and transferring executive duties, career development and position promotions, and the spoil system , namely mutations carried out on the basis of kinship and considerations of likes or dislikes so that employees are hired. mutation is not based on performance considerations. These various reasons clearly have an impact on the work rhythm which was previously well organized and organized. This research aims to find out: (1) Implementation of Mutations at the Jeneponto Regency Education and Culture Office; (2) Employee Performance at the Jeneponto Regency Education and Culture Service; (3) Implementation of Mutations on Employee Performance at the Jeneponto Regency Education and Culture Office. This research is a qualitative descriptive research with a phenomenological and sociological approach. The data source was obtained from employees of the Jeneponto Regency Education and Culture Office. Data collection techniques were carried out through observation, interviews and documentation. The research instrument is an interview guide. Data analysis was carried out using data reduction techniques , data presentation and drawing conclusions or verification. Data validity testing uses source triangulation. The results of the research show that implementing mutations is not the authority or decision of the leadership of the Jeneponto Regency Education and Culture Service as a whole. Mutations are carried out because of a messenger letter from BKD for reasons of career development , filling vacant positions, filling executive level positions, promotions and spoiled systems ; not the decision of the leadership of the agency concerned. The performance of transferred employees varies according to their respective fields so that the tasks given can be completed and achieve the desired goals. In short, the implementation of communication for employees of the Jeneponto Regency Education and Culture Office was not carried out immediately , but was based on a decision letter from the BKD. The performance of Jeneponto Regency Education and Culture Service employees varies according to their duties and procedures as well as their commitment to achieving targets.