TRUE RESPECT

- must communicate belief in principal's leadership
- must share passion for vision, mission, and beliefs
- must embrace the same agenda for success

"Respect cannot be learned, purchased, or acquired - it can only be earned."

SELF-ASSURANCE

- critical to keep their ego in check
- achieve balance between serving and leading
- must understand there's very little gratification and slow results

"Ego is the biggest enemy of humans."

MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION

- focus on implementation, "Just do it!"
- leadership and management bias toward action
- monitor progress and keep score

"Many things difficult to design prove easy to perform."

ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS

- must be able to coach, coordinate and direct others
- juggling "hands on" and coaching
- similar to cathedral building

"The goal of coaching is the goal of good management: to make the most of an organization's valuable resources."