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Having an overview of the general corporate world is important so as to depict possible differences between corporate leadership and leadership in a school. However, the difference between the management and leadership styles used in these two levels is negligible. The success of the educational processes is dependent on the role played by the school administrators. As such, resources which have addressed leadership in educational institutions have been analyzed. This has also been another area of focus so as to establish the most desirable behavior for school administrators. The various selected articles have addressed this issue differently. However, only those that have provided adequate, research-oriented, and evidence-based research have been selected for this analysis. According to Melvin and Roy, most administrators find it challenging to satisfy the large educational markets which lead to the decline of students’ academic performances. This is one of the resources which offer adequate information which can be used in evaluating the challenges which are experienced in managing different components of the school; in this case, maximization of educational utility and at the same time improving academic performances.

In a research on the Jacob et al. (2014b) on the Training needs and supports for evidence-based decision making among the public health workforce, institutional leadership is paramount in their success and productiveness. The author state that decision making in leadership impact greatly on the institutions resources and productivity. This is important in the formulation of functional policies that will help sound decision making in schools. Jacob et al. (2014b), suggests that leaders should critically evaluate situations at hand before making any decision. Training helps individuals be able to be equipped with skills and knowledge that will enable them to do so. Therefore, training of leaders makes the institution to be equipped for sound functional decision making. According to Ejimabo (2015), many factors influenced decision making, key of them being skills and information in the concerned field. This is facilitated by training program of leaders in the schools. This information is important in enabling management to understand the role of training on leaders and the success of institutions because of competent leadership. According to Ejimabo (2015), leaders that undertake training are usually better placed in making effective decision that drive the institutions to greater success heights that ensure high productivity and employee satisfaction. Trained leaders have been known to be charismatic, transformational and transactional in their leadership. This make use of the combination of both the environment and employee characteristics which makes a problem solving in a particular situation of productivity to be amicable and sound (Santos et al., 2015). This information is important in finding the relationship between leadership training and success leadership in school. According to Santos et al. (2015), training is an efficient tool in equipping leaders be conversant and knowledgeable in their field of management. In schools, teachers and leaders that attend training are sharpened in order to develop concrete and collaborative teaching and learning which enhances the goal of the institution in helping clients achieve their educational objectives. Training contributes to sound decision making in resource acquisition and pooling, information acquisition and dissemination, which influences effective decision-making process. This is important in addressing the problem statement which is trying to find the role of training on the sound decision making in schools. According to Ololube (2017), leadership form an important section of institutions functionality and so they should be sharp in skills, knowledge and competent in making informed decisions. This will improve the image of the institutions and foster their success and goals achievement. Training makes the trainee understand the models in decision making and the structure and hierarchies that are important in decision making for effective management of clients in schools. According to Munn (2017), training make a leader sharp, inspiring and orderly. Training also enhances the participants’ practical knowledge in leadership and reasoning abilities which improves their skills in identifying necessary actions to take in leadership during crisis and evaluation techniques of the actions, be able to modify programs and improve planning in order to achieve effective leadership. Leadership training enhances leaders’ skills of information acquisition and dissemination and articulation of the scientific information for the betterment of the decision-making process of the organization (Munn, 2017). Luciano et al., (2014) states that, trained leaders are better placed in the decision-making processes. Training of leaders exposes leaders to different intervention tools for solving problems and decision-making components. According to them, training leaders in effective decision-making process in schools especially in the ever changing and dynamic environments in our schools. It is imperative that the institution be effective in decision making process in order to ensure sound management and vibrant and quality service provisions to its diverse subjects and ever-changing management environment (Jacob et al., 2015). According to their findings, higher percentage of schools that had high trained leaders ranked high in management, communication and discipline structure. This information is imperative to prove that leadership training links them into one formidable and strong-willed task force that foresees situations and re-organizes to evade them early before they occur. Many studies have therefore proven that institutions that have trained staff are functionally sound and effective. The information in the article above also reinforces that training makes leaders innovative and technologically advanced because training expose them to current models and evidence-based information that inspire effective decision making and sound running of the institution.