Ronny Jahn explores the question of what distinguishes a manager in finance from a school principal. The author provides unusual insights into the daily work of school leaders, highlighting both the similarities and differences between them and leaders in other professions, while emphasizing the uniqueness of the school as an organization and institution. It is not management that defines the work of a school principal. The particular challenge in leading a school lies in the constant engagement with the pull of the childish in a culture of power verdicts.