The purpose of the study was to examine practice of Leadership style and employee job satisfaction in government secondary and preparatory schools of Yeka sub city Addis Ababa. The study employed descriptive survey method and was conducted in seven secondary and preparatory schools. To collect the relevant data questionnaire and document analysis were used during the study. Data was gathered from 245 and were analyzing using three rating scales, row score, percentage and weighted mean. The review of literature focused on the concept of leadership styles, leadership theories and job satisfactions theories. Making within these concepts, the theoretical background of leadership style and job satisfaction. Descriptive survey method was supported by qualitative and quantative study that was employed to study the practices. To collect the relevant data questionnaire of closed ended questions were conducted during the study. Accordingly, questionnaire was prepared to be filled by teachers, were administered. The data obtained the questionnaire were analyzed using statistical tool such as, weighted mean; percentage and frequency distribution and also the data were analyzed and interpreted. It was thus concluded that clear leadership style is not implemented based on the rule and regulation and also no job satisfactions found. Finally, based on the finding conclusions, recommendations were the selection or appointment of school principals should be based on educational leadership performance and professional leader qualities like transformational, transactional leadership styles were almost not exist. and standards, not political outlook and avoid making decision alone, made on capacity building and empowering of principals to do their work effectively, as a result subordinates job satisfactions increased, encouraging participatory approach of teachers. Furthermore, the selected Yeka sub city and Addis Ababa Education Bureau is responsible to give detail training and instructional based selection ,promotion and following this responsibilities for both principals and teachers and developing directives and guidelines in the case that whenever short coming and gaps are observed and the secondary and preparatory schools should principals organized their schools to brig job satisfaction of teachers in their schools, increase .public relations to create school-community participation. in addition to that the interference of outside the school leaders and political bias should be eliminated from schools by large.