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The purpose of the study was to analyze the effectiveness of academic leadership in schools of Bahawalpur (Pakistan). All the teachers teaching at secondary school level of private sector constituted population of the study. Only 100 school teachers were selected as sample through simple random sampling technique. A self-developed structured questionnaire was used as research instrument for data collection. The quantitative research methodology has been used. Statistical tools i.e., mean, standard deviation and simple percentage were used for the analysis of the data. After analysis of the data, it was concluded that that the academic leadership in schools is not as effective as it should be as per staff perception. Supervisors do not empower their teachers. Teachers are not motivated and not involved in decision making process. Teachers are not rewarded on showing excellent performance. Furthermore, they are not engaged in building ethical ambiance in school.

Performance evaluation plays an important role in maintaining the competitive workforce by improving the performance of the employees and keeps them motivated to perform well but this is somehow not focused in public sector of Pakistan. At present ACR (annual confidential report) is used in public sector of Pakistan. The purpose of the study is to explore the evaluation system in the Election Commission of Pakistan. Qualitative research technique has been adopted which consist of in debt face-to-face interviews in order to get the primary data. Findings have shown that most of the employees are not satisfied with the current evaluation system due to evaluation done is based on liking and disliking. Favoritism and nepotism is seen in the evaluation process. Various suggestive solutions have been provided by the researcher after discussing the potential concerns of the employees about the said factors. The study will be beneficial for highlighting the issues and problems with the current evaluation system and solutions to improve it. Moreover, the study will contribute to performance management research.