The study intends to ascertain how enhancing the effectiveness of Islamic boarding school management in individual leadership contributes to the success of Islamic boarding schools. Darunnajah Ulujami, an Islamic boarding school, has implemented overall quality management and has successfully raised the education standard. This study aims to determine how seriously Islamic boarding schools should be managed to improve their TQM performance. The methodology in this study was qualitative. Data from observation, interviews, and relevant reading sources were used to collect the data. Triangulation was used to verify data. The method of data analysis performed was qualitative. The results showed: The individual leadership of the Darunnajah Islamic boarding school in South Jakarta has a good leadership performance based on the respondent's assessment in assessment that the leader pays attention to the rights and concerns of employees. The advantage in assessing individual leadership is inseparable from the quality and leadership style used or applied by the administration of the Islamic boarding school. These indicators can be seen in personal leadership in understanding their duties and responsibilities well. However, it has advantages and disadvantages and tends to be more authoritarian. The leadership style in Islamic boarding schools, the habit of a Kiai is highly respected because it has its advantages. A madrasa leader must have charisma and abilities that are above the power of the average community.