Influence of Leadership Competencies on Performance of State Corporations in Kenya 1. Introduction The modern business environment experiences complexities and dynamism, The application of the leadership competencies in the organization should be supported by the global business strategies which identifies the systems and approaches required for a successful performance of a corporation(Cross et al., 2010).In developing leadership competencies an examination of the dynamic aspect of a corporation should be the major factor. Different corporations should adopt a different leadership competencies that suits it operation. (Bolden, Hawkins, Gosling, & Taylor, 2011). The study examined the following leadership competencies, Self-awareness, self-management and social skills. The corporation has a role of identifying the respective competencies a leader should possess (Rohana & Abdullah, 2017). Research on the leadership competencies have varied on context and objective therefore leaving a knowledge gap which requires more studies to be carried out which should include some theoretical framework to describe the systems related to the development of the leadership competencies (Kouzes & Posner, 2012). Corporations should come up with leaders with required competencies which could cope with the ever changing and competitive business environment (Mwithi, 2016). The main Objective of the state corporations in Kenya is facilitation of the equitable distribution of the development gains which helps in catering for the regional imbalance through creating employment , indigenize the economy and facilitating the growth by providing the necessary services (Ogola & Nzulwa, 2018). In south Africa, the leaders in the business environment experiences a variety of limitations such as globalization, cultural diversity, black economic empowerment and transformation. The African business environment have a unique limitation that need not only generic but also inspirational and transformational leaders (Khoza, 2012). Globally, state corporations have a significant role in a country's socio economic development (Linyiru & Ketyenya, 2017). 1.1. Leadership Competencies Can be defined as the behaviors that leads to greater performance. They are developed through establishing multiple intelligences leaders have. The Future trends in business should focus on the generation and development of new leadership competencies. This study focuses on four leadership competencies which are: Self-management leadership competencies, self-awareness leadership competencies, social awareness leadership competencies and Social skills leadership competencies. Self-awareness leadership involves an honest understanding of your own values, desires, thought patterns, motivations, goals and ambitions, emotional responses, strengths and weaknesses, and effect on others (Park & Han, 2015). Self-management leadership is the ability to apply introspection, self-evaluation and selfmanagement techniques in order to pro-actively and continuously improve own behavior and pe...