Add to ORKGI believe that the role of the principal is vital in the development of a school climate and a culture where instructional leadership emerges from the teachers themselves. Building a culture that supports and builds capacity for shared leadership and learning takes work. Such a culture doesn\u27t magically appear; it evolves through explicit and intentional work at defining, redesigning, and continuously improving every aspect of the way they do school (Conzemius & O\u27Neill, 2001, p. 114). Although every person within the organization plays a role in initiating this culture, shared responsibility and leadership, the most significant role a principal can play is in the creation, encouragement, and refinement of the symbols and symbolic ...