ABSTRACT
Chapter 5 dealt with the human resource frame of leadership. This chapter is concerned with a further feature of collaborative leadership, namely the political perspective of leadership, outlined in the political frame of the Bolman and Deal (1991) typology. It is shown that leaders’ understanding and management of the political milieu of school life is critical to success in the school. Far from being considered an obstacle to an effectively run school, a firm grasp of the politics of school life gives leaders a necessary tool for advancing the vision and goals it sets out to achieve.
