EP409: The Precision Budget: 3 Steps to Protect What’s Important
In the first of four rapid-fire episodes, Dr. Janet Pilcher delivers three essential steps educational leaders can take right now to protect their mission and secure their future.
EP408: Use Feedback to Unlock Operational Excellence
In this final live episode from the Destination High Performance K-12 Leadership Conference, Dr. Janet Pilcher welcomes Dr. Heidi Eliopoulos. With over two decades in education, Heidi shares her [...]
EP395: Imperfect Leaders, Powerful Lessons
It's one thing to acknowledge outcomes that miss the mark; it's quite another to intentionally transform them into rich learning opportunities. Listen as Dr. Peter Stiepleman, leadership coach [...]
EP389: Lead Like a Startup
What does it take for educational leaders to lead like a startup, and why should they embrace this mentality? Dr. Janet Pilcher explores this question by comparing startup and legacy mentalities.
EP381: The Culture-Strategy Equation: Reflections from the AASA Conference
Do you want to see your strategy thrive? Start with your culture. Dr. Janet Pilcher and Dr. Pat Greco unpack the crucial link between culture and strategic execution, sharing inspiring examples [...]
Oxford School District Aligns for District-wide Excellence with Strategic Planning, Scorecards and Collaboration
Explore how the Oxford School District successfully aligned all schools with a system of collaboration. The district's strategic focus on continuous improvement began by working with Studer [...]
EP351: Creating Compassionate Classrooms
Creating a learning environment modeled on a healthy family unit might sound unconventional, but at Child Development Centers of Erie, Pennsylvania, it works.
Case Study: Campbell Union School District — Changing the System to Work for the Student
Campbell Union School District’s leaders and teachers were seeing a significant increase in the number of younger students showing up to school with a lack of school readiness skills. This caused [...]
From First Year Scorecards to Achieving Alignment Across Departments
School districts use scorecards as strategic tools to guide progress, align efforts, and drive continuous improvement. Discover how Hemet Unified and Burton School Districts employ scorecards to [...]
Leading Through Disruption: Leveraging Data for Informed Decision-Making
Explore how education leaders in Alabama and California leverage data-driven decision-making to navigate disruption and drive student success in dynamic school environments from a recent Carnegie [...]