How can educational leaders use blogs?

Educational leaders can use blogs in several ways.  A very simple and concrete way is to use a blog as a journal.  Sharing one's reflections on leadership, education, etc. could prove to be very comforting and helpful during the journey.  Another way to use blogs could be to solicit leadership ideas from other educational leaders.  Whether it be a personnel issue or implementation of a new program, someone with a similar (or completely different) position and/or experience can share helpful insight and assistance on the subject.  Another way for educational leaders to use a blog is to maintain a strong network within the educational field.  By maintaining a blog, an educational leaders can stay abreast of current academic issues and news while developing relationships with other educational leaders all over the world.