Leaders assume that the ability to lead is widely distributed throughout the organization and often manifests itself when participants express new ideas, challenge traditional practices, and synthesize and express the ideas of a collegial group That is why it is important for leaders to empower others to participate fully in the unending processes of creating and refining a vision of the mission of the school. But is not a spectator sport: leaders do not stand passively on the sidelines hoping that others will lead the way and shape the future