After I read a few threads themed on ‘School Direction’, I realised how important leaders perform leadership well to lead their schools in the right direction. As Gillian mentioned in her post, most new principals come to their new schools with  a new set of ideas. However, the challenge is how much their new sets of ideas gives staff willingness to work with them.

In my school, a new area manager came with a new set of ideas. She was very confident and passionate about leading her new school in her methods. However, her leadership style brought a few problems to some staff because she did not consult with them and just commanded them to follow her way.

According to Sutcliffe (2013), successful school leaders are to understand the importance of relationships and how to empower their staff. (p.2) When school leaders develop good relationships with their staff, it is smooth for them to lead their school in the right direction because of the empowerment.

References

Sutcliffe, J. (2013, September 24). The eight qualities of successful school leaders. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacherblog/2013/sep/24/eight-qualities-successful-school-leader