This paper aims to explore the influence of a principal’s leadership in kicking off knowledgemanagement (KM) implementation and the following KM processes in the school. The author tries topropose a model of knowledge leadership for principals to adopt at the beginning of KM journey andduring the process of KM implementation. The paper shares the lessons learned during the process ofimplementation: what he has done and what should be improved. Thus, this paper can provide a modelfor school principals to implement KM in their schools. This paper also sheds light for KM researchersabout the issue of leadership during KM implementation