Successful leadership in the educational setting requires a unique and multifaceted skillset. It is a person-centric job with layered nuances which present challenges unique to the educational setting. The principal's responsibility to ensure positive outcomes and successful student achievement is beholden to creating and sustaining a safe environment and a culture conducive to learning. A myriad of leadership skills is required to accomplish this task. This qualitative phenomenological study identified the relationship between a positive school culture and the leadership skills of campus principals. This study explored the connection between teachers' perceptions of their principals' leadership skills and the campus culture. Further, this study suggested that the principal who exhibited skills related to the major components of emotional intelligence led a campus that teachers described as having a positive school culture. Additionally, this study examined the connection between principals' perceived leadership skills and the components of emotional intelligence.