The Choir Harmonizes, but the Individual Sings a Solo.

It’s always a beautiful sound to hear

a choir harmonizing to that beautiful

song. When they are in tune, all of the

voices sound as if they were one voice,

a melodious miracle.

As principal, the choir is not

often a melodic sound you want to hear.

The choir in this instance represents

the collection of like minded staff,

parents, stakeholders, etc. that have

unified to come against your school goals

or agenda. They all have come together

for one main purpose, to oppose you.

This could become your demise if

not acted upon swiftly and with a plan.

To win over the choir, offer the soloist

a part. Take the time to meet with the

choir members one at a time. While this

may become time consuming, you will

get a chance to hear directly from the

individuals in a setting where there is

no one around for the choir member to

impress or gain strength from. The choir

harmonizes, but the individual sings a

solo. Confession- 25 Use this technique,

and you will be able to diffuse issues

quicker than if you go after the choir

as a whole.

“If you don’t stand sincere

by your words how sincere can

the people be? Take great care

over words, treasure them.”

-Lao-Tzu