:: IJEBD :: (International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Development) Volume 06 Number 02 March 2023 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- ShareAlike 4.0 International License. ISSN : 2597-4785 (ONLINE) ISSN : 2597-4750 (PRINTED) The Influence of Leadership Style, Workload, and Work Stress on Employee Performance in the Secret and Public Order Section Operational Section and Control of Polisi Pamong Praja Unit in East Java Province in Surabaya Lilik Indrawati, Jovi Iristian Page │301 The Influence of Leadership Style, Workload, and Work Stress on Employee Performance in the Secret and Public Order Section Operational Section and Control of Polisi Pamong Praja Unit in East Java Province in Surabaya Lilik Indrawati, Jovi Iristian Dr. Soetomo University Surabaya, Jl. Semolowaru No.84, Menur Pumpungan, Kec. Sukolilo, Kota SBY, Jawa Timur 60118, Indonesia Corresponding Author*: Lilikindrawati383@gmail.com ABSTRACT Purpose: Human Resources are the most important thing in the organization, so that the company's activities can run well, as well as efforts to carry out all organizational activities to the maximum extent possible so that employee performance increases. The factor that needs to be considered is the leadership style, this is important because it is one of the components that affect performance. The second factor is the workload that is not in accordance with the work that should be done by other parts, in the end they are passive in responding to work. Work stress also affects employees who work hand in hand at work that is not actually part of their job, employees become ineffective in doing their jobs. This study aims to determine the effect of leadership style, workload and work stress on the performance of employees. Design/methodology/approach: This type of research uses a quantitative approach. Findings: The results of this study indicate that leadership style has a negative and insignificant effect on employee performance; workload has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. The influence of leadership style, workload and work stress has a positive and significant effect on performance. Research limitations/implications: The scope used in this study only covers one area in the Unit Polisi Pamong Praja of East Java Province which is not too large and broad, so the research results cannot be generalized to the wider population. In addition, this study only produced data from a questionnaire instrument based on the perceptions of the respondent’s answers. Originality/value: This paper is original. Paper type: a Research Paper Keyword: Leadership Style, Workload, Work Stress, and Employee Performance Received : January 6 th Revised : January 16 th Published : March 31 th I. INTRODUCTION The Human Resource factor is the most important thing in various fields of life, especially organizations and companies. Resources are a potential value possessed by a certain material or element in life. Humans are a factor that determines the success or failure of an organization to carry out various activities in order to achieve organizational goals. Organizations must utilize human resources more effectively and efficiently with a tendency towards improving employee performance (Shammot, 2014). This is because humans are central in organizations and companies. In order for the company's activities to run well, the company must have employees who have the potential, have high knowledge and work skills, as well as efforts to carry out all company activities as optimally as possible so that employee performance increases. Hasibuan (2014:5), organization is a formal union system of two or more people who work together to achieve certain goals. Based on some of the definitions above, it can be concluded that an organization is a