Abstract
Efforts
to identify critical characteristics of a great school leader have missed or
not effectively captured the essence of one especially important characteristic
that fuels the other characteristics into successful action. GAS is used as an
acronym for a vernacular phrase that encapsulates the strength and effect of
this critical characteristic. The role GAS plays in supporting great
educational leadership is explained using fuel metaphors. This characteristic
is so critical that all potential new educational leaders should be assessed
for GAS to ensure they have what it takes to become a great leader. It is
concluded that “GREAT LEADERS” are not possible without GAS.
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