Highly effective schools, are almost always led and inspired by highly effective leaders. The inverse is also true. Poor and ineffective schools are led primarily by those who are either mediocre or ineffective.

I use the term “almost” or “mostly” in both definitions due to a variety of  extraordinary circumstances.

As we know, there are literally thousands of books, articles and posts written about “leadership” – what it is; what its not, how it is developed, identified and achieved; and when its missing or needed. To be sure, the topic is probably the most written or talked about characteristic in industry, business, education and in virtually every aspect of society. It is deeply embedded in our human condition dating back to time immemorial.

According to most acceptable definitions, “leadership” is the ability of an individual or a group to influence, inspire and guide others toward a shared goal. As such, in order to be a leader, one must have followership.

An example of true leadership is exemplified by a description of Moses in the Bible. There we see a variety of characteristics and core attributes which truly define leadership and how one person, against all odds was chosen to successfully influence and lead the Bnai Yisrael.

Several of his core leadership attributes or characteristics included, but were not limited to: having a clear sense of purpose and direction; exhibiting empathy for the people he led; consistency, resilience and perseverance, having a keen sense of judgement, an unwavering sense of commitment, vision driven and goal oriented.

Yes there were times when Moses was challenged by his followers in unimaginable ways. But he nevertheless tried to stay the........

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