The study validated the measures of the path-goal leadership theory in the context of full-time academic staff at Kyambogo University. Based on House’s conceptualisation (1971), the path-goal leadership theory was studied in terms of directive, supportive, participative and achievement-orientedleadership. In this cross-sectional study that involved a sample of 201 from among full-time academic staff at Kyambogo University, data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling (SEM) using Smart PLS for partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) were used to determine the presence of the four constructs of the path-goal leadership theory, namely directive, supportive, participative and achievement-oriented leadership behaviour. Descriptive results indicated that the above four constructs of the path-goal leadership theory were highly practised by managers at Kyambogo University. PLS-SEM showed that the indicators that were used to measure the above four types of leadership behaviour were appropriate measures. The study concluded that the indicators assessed in this article to measure the four leadership behaviours within the path-goal leadership theory, namely participative, supportive, directive and achievement-oriented leadership, are valid and reliable. It was recommended that researchers use the indicators assessed in this article to measure the four leadership behaviours within the path-goal leadership theory