A school is like a company in some sense. A school also has employees, products, expenses, revenues, profits, balance-sheets, etc. So, a school also needs the equivalent of a CEO, CFO, CTO and a COO. Recently, there also has been the emergence of a new post called the Chief Belief Officer (CBO). As the CBO of Future group, Devdutt Pattanaik's main role is to bring the wisdom of Indian mythology into Indian businesses. This reminds me of the moral science classes that we used to have in school. And these classes were always taken by the principal or the vice-principal. This probably hints at the fact that one of the major roles of a principal is that of a CBO. The principal does not necessarily have to be an expert in mythology. But s/he should surely be able to instill some moral values in the students and teachers alike. However, there should not be any element of moral policing in the process. Instilling moral values should be done in a way such that the students are themselves able to relate to the ideas and accept them whole-heartedly. It's a tough task for sure!
