Some educators may feel that having a leadership position and authority is their God-given right. Thus, they feel superior to their subordinates and those in the lower levels of the organization. In this case, I would not be surprised to see some people in leadership positions display a certain level of entitlement, if not arrogance.

But, being a leader means being in a position to serve others. With their decisions, actions, and how they carry themselves, leaders influence the success or downfalls of dozens, hundreds, or thousands of people, even affecting the trajectories of educators’ professional careers and personal lives. Acting in a cavalier fashion does not speak well of the quality of their leadership.

Leaders focus on serving their teams first, even to the extent of forgetting their interests. They put their teams’ best interests above their own – because leadership is a privilege, not a right.