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17 things that effective school leaders do

What are the traits of effective school leaders? John Dabell outlines 17 things that successful leaders do...


There are some things that great school leaders make look effortless and automatic. These are the qualities that they have developed over time that can appear as if they are part of their DNA. Effective school leaders:


Develop corporate endeavour

School leaders communicate expectations. They promote and engender a whole-school enterprise contribution to encourage “network performance” so that individual teachers work effectively at contributing to others’ performance and using others’ performance to enhance theirs to build a better school.

Helping others to build an energised network aligned to your school’s goals and values means helping staff to connect, engage and learn from others. It is the art of mobilising others to want to struggle for the shared aspirations.

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