Leadership in 'International Schools' is a very underreported and under-theorized area of education. Even relatively recently, it was being asserted (Hayden & Thompson, 2013, p. 4) that most people are 'completely unaware of their existence.' In particular, the area of leadership of these schools have been neglected by research investigation, and general discussion. In this commentary, Tristan Bunnell offers the view that a fresh approach is needed. He argues that the continuously growing field of 'International Schooling' should not be viewed solely within a negative lens that identifies the problems, challenges, and obstacles since that alone does not reflect the reality of existence and does not explain why the actor and layers continue to stay in the field. Starting with the leadership of 'International Schools', he believes that this area of schooling requires a wholly new approach, which helps instead explain why it continues to grow and both retain and attract more educators, rather than stagnate and decline under pressures of conflict and micro-politics.