7. No Bananas. When presidents of countries are elected, it is usually for a term of four to five years – often less. CEOs of major companies have a similar term of office. They might be re-elected if they have done a good job and are clearly capable of continued good leadership. This encourages them to see their leadership roles as an active responsibility, not just as a title. Shouldn’t the institutions that nurture these future leaders be run the same way? Only banana republics and tailspinning companies refuse to rotate leadership roles, and as a result suffer from the stagnant ideas of tin-pot dictators. Do we really want schools to be m