The vulnerability of charisma, magnetic personality

It is also an established fact that a school thriving on the broad shoulders of strong leaders runs the risk of losing its spark. A tragedy often strikes upon the departure of the services of leaders who the Greek philosopher Plato might describe as philosopher kings. Indeed, many academically thriving public schools could be living dangerously on account of the link between their present academic prosperity and the leadership prowess of their philosopher kings or queens.

A philosopher king is the crème de la crème.