Scenarios Leadership principles are best understood when applied. The following scenarios illustrate how leaders must think and act under pressure. Scenario 1: Student Discipline Under Public Pressure (School-Based) A parent demands immediate reversal of a decision to permanently remove her student from a class following a conflict with a teacher. The situation escalates quickly, with parent threats to contact the school board and local T.V. news media. The teacher reminds th

Pressure does not create character—it reveals it. By Barry Ross, Ed.D What was I thinking? I should've called school off today! Leadership Under Pressure I recently watched a video of a principal who has been hailed a hero. Like many heroes, I seriously doubt he would call himself one. He probably just sees himself as a leader who did what he was trained to do-act decisively under pressure. Principal Kirk Moore of Pauls Valley High School in Pauls Valley, Ok. Principal Moore

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