Accelerate Your Performance
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Accelerate Your Performance is a weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Janet Pilcher, Managing Director of Studer Education and author of Hardwiring Excellence in Education. Every week, Janet highlights tactical and actionable strategies that leaders in educational organizations can hardwire to meet successful student, service, and people outcomes. Listen now, and you’ll see why it’s ranked by ListenNotes in the top 5% of podcasts worldwide.
As she introduces a variety of pivotal leadership practices from the 9 Pillars of Leadership Excellence, Janet underscores the importance of seamlessly integrating each practice to deliver positive and impactful results. For each leadership practice she introduces, Janet provides a solid foundation and then collaborates with coaching experts to dig deeper and demonstrate its practical application. Janet also interviews leaders and partners who excel at the tactics to hear about their implementation journeys, hurdles they’ve faced, and their notable achievements. To bring it all together, she offers a broader perspective on leadership, interviewing guests about a diverse array of topics on their paths to achieving organizational excellence.
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S8E424 Tackle Communication Barriers
Effective leadership necessitates effective communication. If you want to grow your communication skills, join Dr. Janet Pilcher this week for the second episode in a series related to Pillar 3:…
S8E423 Pillar 3: Communicate for Alignment
“Great leadership requires leaders to be great communicators.” That’s why Dr. Janet Pilcher shares a deeper dive into Pillar 3: Communicate for Alignment, one of the overarching 9 Pillars of…
S8E422 Power of the Pause: Reflecting on How to Improve Processes
Sometimes, a pause is all that is needed to get an organization moving faster. This may sound counterintuitive, but, as Dr. Casey Blochowiak explains, pausing to reflect on what may be bogging down…
S8E421 9 Pillars of Leadership Excellence: An Operating System for Results
Join Dr. Janet Pilcher, Founder and President of Studer Education, as she reflects on four decades in education leadership and shares why this moment calls for greater focus, consistency, and…
S8E420 Change Your Organization’s Culture One Conversation at a Time
Are you looking for an effective way to shift organizational culture? Listen to hear why Ms. Marni Herrington, Deputy Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer of the Oxford School District in…
S8E419 Small Conversations, Big Impact: Strengthening Culture Through Rounding
When applied consistently and effectively, one simple practice can have a tremendous impact on culture and create a ripple effect across your organization. What is that practice? Rounding.In this…
S8E418 Building Lasting Impact with 9 Pillars for Leadership Excellence
Join Dr. Janet Pilcher, Founder and President of Studer Education, as she welcomes the new year with reflections on a longstanding commitment to worthwhile work that helps educational leaders make a…
S7E417 Express Gratitude for Those on Your Journey
Join Dr. Janet Pilcher, Founder and President of Studer Education, for the final Accelerate Your Performance episode of the year as she reflects on the moments, partnerships, and lessons that shaped…
S7E416 The Case for Celebrating Bright Spots
It's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day challenges of leadership, but what if our most powerful tool is simply focusing on what's working well? Listen as Dr. Janet Pilcher explains how…
S7E415 Keep Your Organizational Flywheel Spinning with Gratitude
Consistent practices keep the organizational flywheel spinning, and one practice is essential, especially during the holidays: gratitude.In this episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher explains how intentional…
S7E414 Culture and Strategy Go Hand in Hand
"Culture and strategic improvement—those are inseparable." This is a guiding philosophy of Dr. Jamie Burkhart, Director of Women in Leadership at the Missouri Association of School Administrators…
S7E413 Achieve Equity Through Systems Alignment
"Education is truly the conduit to freedom."This powerful belief drives Superintendent Dr. Tremayne Clardy of the Verona Area School District. Joining Dr. Janet Pilcher, he discusses how the district…
S7E412 Stop the Blame Cycle: 3 Steps to Process Improvement
Recurring problems demand a shift in focus. In this final rapid-fire episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher shares three essential steps to move away from blame and toward process improvement. Learn what it…
S7E411 Cut Through the Noise: 3 Steps to Build Board and Community Trust
External noise is a constant, yet you can be a source of stability and trust. Dr. Janet Pilcher shares three actionable steps educational leaders can take to proactively share their story and build…
S7E410 Retention Is Your Strategy: 3 Leader Actions to Secure Talent
October burnout is real, and the first 90 days are critical for new hires. Don't leave retention to chance. In this second rapid-fire episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher shares three intentional executive…
S7E409 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. Listen now and…
S7E408 Use Feedback to Unlock Operational Excellence
Join Dr. Janet Pilcher as she welcomes Joseph Murley, Director of Finance for Barren County School District, to discuss how a district-wide survey revealed a surprising breakdown in the district's…
S7E407 Getting 1% Better Every Day
Visions in Education, a charter school serving nine counties across Northern California, is thriving—even as many districts face declining enrollment. Listen as Chief Operations Officer, Tom Tafoya,…
S7E406 Why Coaching and Improvement Work Never Ends
In this final live episode from the Destination High Performance K-12 Leadership Conference, Dr. Janet Pilcher welcomes Dr. Heidi Eliopoulos, Superintendent of the School District of Altoona. With…
S7E405 Serve Others with Great Care and Concern
In another live episode recorded at the Destination High Performance K-12 Leadership Conference, Dr. Janet Pilcher welcomes Superintendent Dr. Casey Nye of D.C. Everest Area School District. Listen…
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Accelerate Your Performance has published 425 episodes since January 2019, covering topics in Business, Education.
Accelerate Your Performance is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 16m.
