The performance of teachers from several State Islamic Senior High School (MAN) in Kota Padang
Panjang was classified as not optimal yet, that led to lack of performance in finishing the teachers’
task and function in this New Normal era. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the
principal’s leadership and emotional intelligence on the performance of MAN teachers in Kota
Padang Panjang during the New Normal era. This research used quantitative method to determine the
problems occurred in the field. The population of this study were 173 teachers, with the research
samples chosen was 116 people. The sample was chosen by using Cochran technique, namely
stratified proportional random sampling. The data were collected by using questionnaires. Then, they
were analyzed by SPSS version 17. The results of this study showed that: (1) The positive and
significant effect of the principal’s leadership on the performance of MAN Kota Padang Panjang
teachers: The effect of the principal’s leadership on the performance of MAN Kota Padang Panjang
teachers was 0.357 with a coefficient of determination of 0.1274 or (12.74%); (2) The positive and
significant effect of emotional intelligence on the performance of MAN Kota Padang Panjang
teachers: Performance of MAN Kota Padang Panjang teachers during the New Normal era was
determined by intelligence emotional, that was equal to 0.302 with a coefficient of determination of
0.0912 or 09.12%; (3) The positive and significant effect of both principal’s leadership and emotional
intelligence on the performance of MAN Kota Padang Panjang teachers in the New Normal era, and
the performance of MAN Kota Padang Panjang teachers in the New Normal era were determined by
the principal’s leadership and emotional intelligence altogether by 0.652 with a coefficient of
determination of 0.42.51 or 42.51%.