The aim of the present study is to investigate the role of principals in fostering teamwork success. This study explained the leadership practices in fostering teamwork as perceived by teachers. Notably, the teamwork and its importance are neglected most of the time. Additionally, very little work was found in context of UAE. A sample of 334 public school teachers from Al Ain completed the online survey about their satisfaction about teamwork rates, their views regarding principals fostering teamwork, as well as recommendations and suggestions that could promote teamwork among school teachers. Descriptive statistics is adopted to analyze the quantitative items of the study. The teachers\u27 responses to the items are analyzed on a five-point Likert-scale. This study is guided by three questions. The first examines the perspectives of Al Ain school teachers about challenges and obstacles that may hinder teamwork success within the school. The second question is about how school teachers in Al Ain understand successful teamwork practices of principals, while the third question looks into the teachers’ views for teamwork success regarding the role of the principals. The findings indicate that there is a strong relation between the leadership structure and performance evaluation of the teachers. Findings reveals that principals usually foster teamwork but there is still a need to take initiatives like increasing the teachers’ involvement in decision-making process, providing administrative support, and collaborating with the teachers. The study enlists the working environment, lack of teachers\u27 involvement in decision-making process as the major hindrances to teamwork. The present study derives its weight from focusing mainly Al Ain schools in the UAE since the work in this area is very scares and, consequently, it can provide some practical insights to apply by schools. The study recommends to reinforce the role of Ministry of Education to provide workshops about making-decision and the importance of teamwork between principals and teachers
