Introduction:

Health organizations in Mexico have undergone a transformation; therefore, these transformations have made that nursing professionals working in these organizations face different needs, where they interact daily with various styles of leadership and adaptability, which in turn interfere in the work environment.

Objective:

To determine the relationship between leadership style and organizational climate in nursing professionals of a public hospital in Mexico.

Methodology:

Quantitative, correlational and analytical study. 138 questionnaires were administered to nursing personnel with one year of seniority; after signing the informed consent, incomplete questionnaires were not considered. The following instruments were used: Situational Leadership and the Organizational Climate Test with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.92. Spearman's Rho was used for statistical analysis, using SPSS version 25.

Results:

80% were female; 72% reported having a bachelor's degree, with more than one year of work experience, 89% were working directly with patients, and 11% were supervisors. Participatory leadership was predominant in the institution with 46%; the adaptability of the leadership style, in the institution, was low with 61%; the organizational climate was adequate in all dimensions and no relationship was found between the variables of leadership styles and organizational climate.

Conclusion:

Low adaptability to leadership styles can affect the fulfillment of tasks and objectives and show a wrong appreciation of the work environment, thus, interfering in the work teams and also affecting the quality of the services provided.