Leaders are committed to student welfare. In fact, leadership traits such as initiative, an instinct for teamwork, and commitment actually can create stress for teacher leaders in their relationships with colleagues. Despite frustration, teacher leaders manage conflict, but not by becoming confrontational. On the contrary, they prefer persuasion. Their choice of strategies seems to demonstrate nontraditional ideas about whether leaders are important and how change occurs.
Leadership is a role played by one person in a group.
The role seduces the leader into believing that he or she is the mouthpiece of the group. Given a strong group of competent people, a leader may not be necessary. Secondary teachers value their autonomy and do not wish to lead or be led. As a group, teachers should exercise more control over the initiation and implementation of change. Participatory decision making is critical.