Conversely, he notes that teachers sometimes tire of shared decision-making and yearn for a responsive principal who will simply consult them and decide. Strategic choices must serve institutional values. At times, attractive ideas like empowerment must take a back seat to school goals. The same action can serve more than one strategy. Bus supervision, for example, serves an obvious hierarchical purpose, but it also presents an opportunity for greeting students, establishing visibility, assessing the social climate, and reinforcing key school values.
Effective leadership is multidimensional.
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