Principals

One of the things Dr. Closen prompted us to think about is why principals don't do the things that they've been trained to do. I've begun to wonder how personal fears play into this. Are administrators afraid of failure, conflict with students, parents, teachers, central office, of taking risks, or of being disliked or judged? Do successful administrators simply deal with their fear or are they fearless? As I've thought about these things I've wondered how I'm going to combat my personal fears when the stress is high.

For those of you who are near the end of the program, do you have any advice for the rest of us? Those of you who are already in more administrative like positions, how do you combat those fears? Do you have any advice for future administrators?