I was on a plane a few weeks ago and picked up the in-flight magazine. There was an interesting article about leadership and the dispositions needed to succeed written by Gary Kelly, the president of Southwest Airlines. The article concentrated on the following:

• Leaders Must Care.
• Leaders Must Communicate.
• Leaders Must Have Character.
• Leaders Must Be Competent.
• Leaders Must Have Courage.

It occurred to me quite quickly that these are the skills we also want our students to have. Read more