‘Not the Sharpest Tool in the Shed’

My View

You have heard the saying, “They are not the sharpest tool in the shed.” The comment usually is followed by a chuckle and an assumption that the speaker is one of the sharper tools.

What does this have to do with school leadership? A great deal actually. If we look at leadership in an organization through the lens of the hand tools used to get the job done, then we want and need the sharpest tools in our shed to succeed.