Mulya Happenny. This study aims to get an in-depth picture of the effect on improving the performance and motivation of Bappeda employees of Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir (PALI) Regency. The place that became the object of research was the Bappeda of Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency which was located on Merdeka Street, Handayani Mulya Village, Talang Ubi District. The background of the problem in this study is the decline in employee performance from 2019 to 2021. Since 2020 in PALI Regency there are many echelon 2 positions. The Head of Division at Bappeda also holds the position of Head of Service in another place. So the researchers tried to examine whether there is an effect on improving the performance and motivation of employees under these conditions. The method used is a quantitative analysis method using the SPSS v 25 application. Data collection uses a Likert questionnaire. The number of samples taken was 50 employees using the saturated sample method or using the total population. Data analysis used is validity and reliability test, classical assumption test, simple linear regression analysis, and multiple linear regression as well as t-test, F test, and coefficient of determination test (Adjusted R Square). The results of the study indicate that leadership has a varied effect on increasing employee motivation and performance. Leadership in the Infrastructure Sector on improving performance with the magnitude of the influence of 25.67%, 74.5% from the Head of the Ecososbud Sector, and 26.6% from the Head of the Program. The difference in the magnitude of the effect is also shown in the employee motivation variable, namely 27.6% from the Head of the Infrastructure Division, 25.6% from the Division Head, and 30% from the Program Head. The simultaneous influence shows that leadership will affect performance improvement by 90% and 33.4% effect on employee motivation. From the results of the study, it can be suggested to the leadership to improve the quality of good leadership and make improvements in terms of coordination and communication with subordinates.

Sani Noviani. This study aims to: 1) determine the effect of the application of fingerprint attendance on the improvement of teacher performance of SMAN 3 Kayuagung, 2) determine the influence of work motivation on the improvement of teacher performance of SMAN 3 Kayuagung, and 3) determine the effect of the application of fingerprint attendance and work motivation on the improvement of teacher performance of SMAN 3 Kayuagung. The research method uses quantitative. This research was conducted in October – December 2020. The research population is 42 teachers taken with a total sampling technique. The data collection instrument uses a questionnaire. The results of the validity test of the variable of the application of fingerprint attendance ranged from 0.371-0.901, the variable of work motivation between 0.324-0.852, and the variable of teacher performance between 0.352-0.867. The reliability of the fingerprint attendance application questionnaire was 0.966, the work motivation questionnaire was 0.958, and the teacher performance questionnaire was 0.963. The analysis technique uses analysis prerequisite tests, regression analysis, t-tests, F tests, and determination coefficient tests. The results of the study were that: (1) there was a positive and significant influence between the variables of fingerprint attendance application and the improvement of teacher performance. This can be seen from the calculated T value (2.346) is greater than the T table (2.023) and the p-value is 0.000. (2) there was a positive but not significant effect between work motivation and teacher performance improvement. This can be seen from the T value of the calculation (1.943) is smaller than the T table (2.023) and the p-value is 0.000. (3) There is a positive and significant influence of the application of fingerprint attendance and work motivation on improving teacher performance. This can be seen from the value of F calculated (23.297) is greater than F table (3.238) and the regression equation obtained Y = 32.906+0.346X1+0.311X2+e, that variables X1 and X2 contribute by 54.4% to the variable Y. From the results of the determination coefficient of 54.4%. Another factor of 45.6% that affects the improvement of teacher performance was not discussed by the researchers.