This study aims to describe about the effect of (1) leadership towards work motivation, (2) adversity quotient towards work motivation, and (3) leadership towards adversity quotient. The hypotheses of the this research are: (1) there is direct positive effect on leadership towards work motivation, (2) there is direct positive effect on adversity quotient towards work motivation, and (3) there is direct positive effect on leadership towards adversity quotient. The method used in this research was survey. The population was all of junior high school state teachers in District Grogol Petamburan West Jakarta and the total were 189 participants. The results showed that, firstly, there was direct positive effect on leadership towards work motivation with the correlation coefficient r13 = 0,896, and path coefficient p31 at the number 0,514 with α = 0,05. Secondly, there direct was positive effect on adversity quotient towards work motivation with the correlation coefficient r23 = 0,911, and path coefficient p32 at the number 0,561 with α = 0,05. Thirdly, there was direct positive effect on leadership towards adversity quotient with the correlation coefficient r12 = 0,681, and path coefficient p21 at the number 0,681 with α = 0,05. The results of this study are useful for increasing work motivation through increased leadership and increasing adversity quotient through increased leadership.