Leadership for Tomorrow

Researchers have told us many things about the skills needed by a leader of any educational institution of yesterday, however, what can we look forward to for tomorrow? Where are we as leaders heading? With the demands for accountability of schools and leaders by educational stakeholders, what do we do next in an attempt to […]

Leadership - It is Everyone’s Business

Leadership requires learning on the job. With the willpower - and the heart - to continue, you can lead the way — Christian FuxThere are no shortages of opportunities for people to do great things. They can and they must. — Mary Beth Cahill-Phillips
Sometimes leadership becomes everyone’s business. Sometimes leadership becomes your business unexpectedly. There […]

Centronics- A New Era in Leadership

Are you an effective educational leader today? Will you be an effective leader by tomorrow? Are you focused on the leadership skills needed for the 21st Century required by teachers, student, and parents? If you answered yes to the above questions, then you might be a “centronic leaders”.

API of Leadership

 Authority
Leaders that are involved in making decisions, mediating conflicts, introducing change, supervising others, or any other reasonable administrative tasks should have a basis for action. In an organization such as a school, this basis is most commonly called “authority”. Authority can be defined as a right granted to a manager to make decisions within limitations […]

Leadership Practices

Exemplary Leadership Practices
Many researchers have studied the art of leadership while attempting to find the best strategies of leadership that will provide the opportunities for success as a leader. Leadership is not about one’s personality but one’s practices. Kouzes and Posner (2002) have defined what research has described as five exemplary practices for leadership; model […]

Effective Leadership

Standards for Effective LeadershipAs a result of the enactment of many new federal and state laws, education today is faced with the challenge of educating all children equally. These new laws and regulations require a stronger connection between school leadership and pedagogy as states are demanding higher accountability for individual student achievement.

The Nature of Leadership

The Nature of Leadership Leadership
Leadership has been defined in many ways. Fullan (1991) describes leadership as a process of persuasion. Hallinger and Heck (1998) see leadership as the process of influencing others. Leadership is also defined as a process of influence with the purpose of enabling groups and individuals to achieve goals or objectives (Sawbridge, […]

The Cabinet without Drawers

When one thinks of a cabinet, one thinks of a place to store files, papers, supplies, unwanted items, and a place to hide clutter.  As a principal, there needs to be a place to put all of the necessary things that you cannot get rid of, because some day someone may ask for that piece […]

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• The Nature of Leadership
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