This quantitative descriptive correlation study measured the relationship between the subordinate’s perceived style of leadership of their leader and the subordinate’s level of job satisfaction while assigned to various instructional and support departments within a North Texas community college district. After attending this session, leaders and employees will become aware of increasing absence of efficiency and proficiency in leadership within community colleges. Leaders will understand and know how their leadership is perceived by their subordinates. Leaders will understand and know how the subordinate’s perception of the leader’s style of leadership impacts the subordinates’ level of job satisfaction within a community college environment.

After attending this session, participants will recognize, become aware of the following: Leaders and employees will become aware of increasing absence of efficiency and proficiency in the leadership within the community colleges. Leaders will understand and know how his or her style of leadership is perceived by his or her subordinates. Leaders will understand and know how the subordinate’s perception of the leader’s style of leadership impacts the subordinates’ level of job satisfaction within a community college environment.

I will give overview of my dissertation research and discuss with the participants the important of leaders knowing and understanding their own style of leadership and how the their style of leadership may impact their subordinate's job satisfaction.