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School leadership is dynamic and ever-changing. Te leadership style employed by school administrators is complex and plays an integral role in developing the culture in a school (Fullan, 2001). A modern way of looking at leadership is through a transformational lens. Tis leadership style requires dedication from the principal and plays an integral role in developing a great school culture (Balyer, 2012). Leaders must also have a foundation of transactional leadership skills before perfecting the art of transformational leadership (Bass, 1997). Te principal must skillfully balance the management of the school with building relationships of trust and caring through an inspirational, people first approach. A strong vision, directly related to student learning, must be imbedded within these leadership approaches in order to take a mediocre school to greatness (Healy, 2009). An integrated leadership model that encompasses behaviors from transformational, transactional, inspirational, and instructional leadership styles can provide positive school based leadership. Tere is evidence that an integrated leadership approach has beneficial effects on both teacher job satisfaction and overall student achievement (Menon, 2014).

Hoy and Smith (2007) theorized that, the single most important factor in school effectiveness is the principal. This statement depicts the need for leaders to recognize their leadership style and have an understanding of how vastly important it is to the overall effectiveness of their school. The leadership styles that are predominantly enacted by school administrators play an integral role in the functioning of all aspects of a school.