Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), whose father was also the Prime Minister of India, was one of the first female prime ministers in the world. Her leadership included pragmatism, an advocacy strategy stemming from populism and centralized power, anti-opposition actions, and a search for personal loyalty. While she strove to control her environment, some parts of her leadership implies the importance of improvisational educational leadership in uncertain and unpredictable situations. This type of leadership handles uncertainty and unpredictability, encourages teachers to improvise, leads the improvisational process in the team, and minimizes the negative effect of improvisation. Mrs. Gandhi’s leadership evokes many ponderings about authoritative leadership under certain circumstances and the importance of improvisation in educational leadership.