In fact, he will show every sign of enjoying himself. As the temperature gradually increases, the frog will sit there and boil. Because the frog's internal apparatus for sensing threats to survival is geared to sudden changes in his environment, not to slow, gradual changes. We can avoid the fate of the frog when we learn to slow down and see the gradual processes that often pose the greatest threats. In the best of schools, with the best resources and the most skillful leadership, the time frame for transforming culture, structure, belief, and practice is years.
Leaders are leaders only as long as they have the respect and loyalty of their followers.
The leader's responsibility is to create conditions that promote authorship. Individuals need to see their work as meaningful and worthwhile, to feel personally accountable for the consequences of their efforts, and to get feedback that lets them know the results. One does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances. I think the difference between success and failure in high command depends upon the ability or lack of it, to do just that.