New Principals

Most principals do not wake up in the morning and consciously decide to lead from fear. Fear-based leadership does not announce itself. It arrives gradually, in the accumulation of small decisions made under pressure — decisions that, taken one at a time, seem reasonable, but that collectively add up to a leadership posture organized around…

The leadership literature has spent years talking about authentic leadership as if it were primarily about being warm and relatable — sharing enough personal stories to seem human, expressing enough vulnerability to seem approachable. That version of authenticity is manageable. It is strategic. And it is not what I mean. Leading with your whole self…