A long term leadership development project for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana principals is outlined in this paper. The project model emphasized peer networking as a primary process component for developing instructional leadership of principals. In the first year, three activities were implemented: (1) concerns-based meetings; (2) a workshop series; and (3) the institution of a Principals' Planning Committee (PPC). In the meetings, small groups of about 8 principals, drawn randomly from the pool of 84 principals, shared their concerns. The workshops were scheduled to combine principals' concerns with the "Effective Schools" agenda. The PPC developed the Peer Team Project. All principals were organized into peer teams of seven members each and assigned to visit each member's school during the year. The Peer Teams were then organized into Cluster Groups, composed of three teams each, required to meet on a scheduled basis during the year to address issues of common concern. In response to third year activities, the PPC devised a general reorganization of the project along lines of high school feeder schools that has led to the creation of new entities and activities, focused on communities. The proper focus of leadership development programs may lie in addressing the human needs associated with the role rather than instructional needs. (MLF)