Accelerate Your Performance Podcast

In Accelerate Your Performance, Cultural Transformation, Leadership Development, Organizational Excellence, Podcast, Service Excellence

Posted September 8, 2025

EP404: Lead People with Purpose

In a special conversation recorded at the Destination High Performance K-12 Leadership Conference, Dr. Strasser shares his proven approach to building a "people first" culture.

By Studer Education

In Accelerate Your Performance, Cultural Transformation, Employee Engagement, Organizational Excellence, Podcast, Recruit and Retain

Posted August 25, 2025

EP403: Why Little Moments Make a Big Difference in Education

In this moving episode, Dr. Pilcher shares two more powerful stories about the educators who shape our lives.

By Studer Education

In Accelerate Your Performance, Cultural Transformation, Employee Engagement, Organizational Excellence, Podcast, Recruit and Retain

Posted August 18, 2025

EP402: The Lasting Impact of a Caring Educator

Dr. Janet Pilcher celebrates her new book, The Extraordinary Gift: Our Teachers, by sharing powerful stories from two Studer Education team members.

By Studer Education

In Accelerate Your Performance, Cultural Transformation, Employee Engagement, Nine Principles Framework, Organizational Excellence, Podcast, Recruit and Retain

Posted August 11, 2025

EP401: The Extraordinary Gift: Our Teachers

Join Dr. Janet Pilcher as she sits down with her co-author, Quint Studer, to discuss their new book, The Extraordinary Gift: Our Teachers. In this special episode, Quint shares his personal and emotional story of how three teachers changed the course of his life and inspired him to become a special education teacher.

By Janet Pilcher

In Accelerate Your Performance, Arizona, Article, Continuous Improvement, Cultural Transformation, Florida, K12 Education, Leadership Fundamentals, Mississippi, Organizational Excellence, Organizational Transformation, Partner Recognition, Podcast, Relationship Building, Systems Alignment, Wisconsin

Posted August 5, 2025

400 Episodes Strong: Enduring Leadership Lessons from Accelerate Your Performance

Marking 400 episodes of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, host Dr. Janet Pilcher reflects on key educational leadership lessons: people-first, continuous improvement, actionable strategies, and alignment.

By Studer Education

In Accelerate Your Performance, Continuous Improvement, Nine Principles Framework, Organizational Excellence, Podcast

Posted August 4, 2025

EP400: Beyond the Ordinary: A 400th Episode Reflection

In this 400th episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher goes back to the roots of the podcast, celebrating six and a half years of sharing extraordinary leadership stories and journeys of continuous improvement. She also kicks off a month-long focus on gratitude for teachers, introducing her new book with Quint Studer.

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Each chapter focuses on the Nine Principles® Framework offering tools and tactics to enhance leadership skills and elevate organizational performance.

Each episode of the podcast aligns with the tactics and principles of Hardwiring Excellence in Education.

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