Many schooling systems do not fulfil their mandates because of poor management and leadership. Similarly, the rigidity that one f inds in schools does not only stunt schools’ capacity to develop , but also leads to schools that are dysfunctional and unproductive. As a result, in countries where there is universal transformation, efficacious management and leadership are elevated to the highest rostrum. In this paper I aim at investigatin g the necessity for professional developm ent of school principals.