It is not easy being a principal. The principal's job is not just set the vision for a school, but also to make sure that everyone embraces that vision and works to make it a reality. In the process, principals will be occasionally be seen as "enforcers." Principals must make hard decisions, and virtually no decision is appreciated by everyone. Keeping students' needs foremost while balancing everyone else's interest is a difficult task. While it is possible to align everyone's interests and make decisions that everyone supports, in a community of people playing a variety of roles that give them all different perspectives, it is inevitable that interests will sometimes conflict. In this article, the author provides a couple of strategies that may help prevent or minimize such conflicts.