摘要:To exercise some legitimate powers vested on a headmaster, principal or administrator is not leadership. It is simply the office-holding. Leadership is an art to influence people so that they strive willingly and enthusiastically towards achievement of group goals. This twenty-first century will be much advanced than the past centuries. The persons at the helm of educational institutions will have a strong responsibility to produce efficient manpower to meet the needs of the century. For this purpose not only formal office-holding but also effective educational leadership is a need of the day. In the present article we have thrown some light on this vital issue.