The Practice of the School Principal's Leadership in Sekolah Indonesia Kuala Lumpur (SIKL): The Study of Leadership Styles and Techniques with Cognitive Mapping Approach

This research study the leadership style and technique of Sekolah Indonesia Kuala Lumpur (SIKL) principal in the period of 2009-2012 in conducting transformation in SIKL, thus bring SIKL into success. Sekolah Indonesia Kuala Lumpur (SIKL) is one among fifteen Indonesian Schools abroad. By using cognitive mapping approach, the study offers a CM of SIKL principal's leadership practice. The result of study shows that the leadership style of SIKL principal within the period of 2009-2012 is to establish constant closeness to SIKL students; while the leadership technique used is to resolving and grounding the values of Pancasila in accordance with the condition in SIKL with the expectation that they will become good students. Such grounding of good values to SIKL students becomes the catalyst of SIKL transformation that leads to its success.