This paper examined leadership and administrative skills and it emphasized on the meaning of leadership, leadership skills, the concept of efficiency, and administration for improving leadership and management in educational institutions. The topic under discussion suggests the need for leadership and administrative skills for every leader in educational institutions for effective leadership and management in educational institutions like secondary schools and universities. This insinuates that for the educational institutions to discern its aims and objectives, leadership and administrative skills must be put in. A qualitative approach was used by reviewing different literature. The results of the study show that teachers and principals are the ones who must have leadership and administrative skills to solve different administrative challenges which raising in the schools. To improve the academic quality of the school, student's performance in the class is highly influenced by the administrative and leadership skills of teachers and school principals.