Open AccessCommentary: Reflections on Leadership
Author(s) -
Leo La France
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
learning landscapes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1913-5688
DOI - 10.36510/learnland.v1i2.252
Subject(s) - element (criminal law) , transactional leadership , work (physics) , educational leadership , neuroleadership , leadership , political science , leadership studies , leadership style , shared leadership , public relations , servant leadership , engineering ethics , psychology , sociology , pedagogy , management , law , engineering , mechanical engineering , economics
This commentary presents 10 guiding principles on leadership that are rooted in the author’s 35-year career as a teacher and administrator. The author stresses the inevitability of change in education, the complexity of this work, and the need to be responsive to evolving situations. He states that attention to relationships is the most important element of leadership and, ultimately, student success.