ABSTRACT
One of the most powerful ways for leaders to break trust with others is really quite simple—being unavailable. Leaders who are not accessible to others use several trust-busting actions to ensure that they are left alone. Leaders who want to be left alone are especially effective at being difficult to find. Instead of being available to help, to answer questions, or to talk with others, these leaders are not at school or, if they are at school, no one knows where they are. These trust-busting leaders are rarely seen in the halls, in the cafeteria, or on the playground. Leaders who are not accessible tend to send a message that suggests the needs of others are trivial. Consequently, constituents do not feel listened to or valued, which often means issues at the school go unaddressed. School leaders do need uninterrupted times to accomplish required tasks.
