Abstract
Strategic leadership is one of the leaderships practiced by school organizations today. Organizational capabilities and individual characteristics are two key components of strategic leadership that are indispensable to ensure that this strategic leadership can be realized effectively in schools. This article discusses the concept of strategic leadership, domain and elements and theories related to strategic leadership. In addition, this study also attempts to highlight Davies and Davies 2004 strategic leadership model which has nine elements under two key components of strategic leadership i.e. organizational capability and individual characteristics. Furthermore, the final part of the study discusses the importance of strategic leadership in the school organization. An overview of previous studies also shows that strategic leadership has significant relationships with school achievement. Hence, through the practice of strategic leadership that is preached in schools, the line of leadership of the school will be more capable in helping to improve the achievement of their respective schools.
Highlights
School is a formal organization that prepares education to the individuals who are categorized as students who will lead the country in the future. This will coincide with The National Education Philosophy which has outlined that education in Malaysia is a continuous effort to produce a balanced ind ividual in terms of physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual and this individual is expected to be able to contribute to the families, the community, and to the country in the near future
Understanding the concept of strategic leadership is important by a leader before he or she applies it in his or her leadership practice
This is because strategic leadership that is in practice will give a positive result in the school’s education system, especially with the general country
Summary
School is a formal organization that prepares education to the individuals who are categorized as students who will lead the country in the future. School leadership plays an important role in helping to increase the quality of teaching among teachers. A leader with strategic leadership features need to be clear about the environmental factors such as teacher collaboration and the quality of teaching that can directly affect the achievement of their students.
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