Accelerate Your Performance
528 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsAccelerate 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 Nine Principles ® Framework, 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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Prioritize Student Health
May 15, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBIn this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites CheyAnne Fant, Director of Nutrition Services at Barren County Schools in Glasgow, Kentucky, to the show. Eight schools in CheyAnne’s district have been named Healthiest Schools in America, awarded by Alliance for a Healthier Generation's annual recognition program. Listen as CheyAnne shares how they reached this goal and how they prioritized student voice in the process. Recommended Resources: Create a Po...
Reflect to Improve Your Leadership
May 08, 2023 08:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBIs my role as a leader to have the answers, or to impress upon people that I am the expert? Am I set on continuing to learn as a leader? How can I better serve others? These are some of the questions our host Dr. Janet Pilcher regularly reflects upon so that she can grow as a leader. In this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Janet models how employees on every level in an organization can go about self-reflection to improve. Listen now, and consider what action you might ta...
Ignite Your Passion
May 01, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBDr. Janet Pilcher invites a multi-international award-winning photographer, author, and soon-to-be teacher, Mary Davis, as a guest on this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast. Mary discusses her journey and how she came to the decision to enroll in TeacherReady, our online teaching certification program. Listen as she shares her works, her latest children’s book, and how the TeacherReady program has fit her lifestyle and supported her. Mary also offers her insights on how lead...
Creating Healthy Schools and Communities
April 24, 2023 08:00 - 12 minutes - 8.78 MBWhat must our organizations do today to help our country maintain its greatness and to sustain the democracy? What does business owe the world? In this Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher discusses these questions posed by Frances Hesselbein in order to understand the importance of creating healthy schools and communities. Listen as Janet reflects on how individuals, organizations, and society can create a sense of responsibility by keeping these questions in mind....
Create Impact that Endures
April 17, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Sergio Mendoza, Superintendent of Burton School District in Porterville, California, to discuss his retirement announcement and journey as a leader in education. Listen as Sergio discusses key tools, such as scorecards and PDSA cycles, that he has used to cultivate a culture that drives continuous growth. Recommended Resources: Go All In to Improve, Make Complex Work Simple, Organizational Scorecard Exampl...
Mindfulness and Reflection Practices for Leaders and Teams
April 10, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBDr. Janet Pilcher invites Dr. Casey Blochowiak, Director Coach, as a guest on this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast. Casey shares tips on how you can create time and space to intentionally slow down, pause, and reflect on the past year and prepare for the next school year. Casey encourages leaders to not get stuck in a “should have” mindset and to instead focus on positive accomplishments and what is in their control to help improve their organization. Listen as Janet and C...
Recruit and Retain Successful Teachers
April 03, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBDr. Janet Pilcher invites Dr. Sarah Miller, Senior Director of TeacherReady, as a guest on this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast. Dr. Miller explains how we utilize a continuous improvement process to update and advance the TeacherReady program, an alternative path to teacher certification. Listen as they discuss current district partnerships, results seen from TeacherReady alumni, and how the TeacherReady program can be a tool for districts to recruit and retain successful...
Hardwiring Excellence in Education: The Nine Principles Framework
March 27, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutes - 8.2 MBIn this Accelerate Your Performance Podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher discusses her soon-to-be-released book, Hardwiring Excellence in Education: The Nine Principles Framework. The book reflects our team's and partners' work across the country with the Nine Principles. Listen now as Janet explains the importance that the core values from the Nine Principles Framework (discussed in her book) have in fostering excellent leaders and how excellent leaders are needed to grow excellent organizati...
Create a Positive School Culture
March 20, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Dr. Matt Hillmann, Superintendent of Northfield Public Schools, to discuss the progress and successes his district has had along their continuous improvement journey. Dr. Hillmann cultivates a culture of positivity and recognition through systems, his "what's next?" philosophy and a commitment to continuous forgiveness. Listen to the recently awarded Minnesota Superintendent of the Year as he shares an inspiring c...
Build a Culture of Improvement
March 13, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Bradley Roberson, Superintendent of Oxford School District in Oxford, Mississippi, to share how he implements intentional systems with tactics such as rounding and scorecards to further continuous improvement in his district. Mr. Roberson has fostered a culture of continuous improvement through truth, trust, and discipline. Listen as he discusses how he built systems to be intentional in his district. Thi...
Rounding for Results
March 06, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBIn this Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Dr. Shawn Tennenbaum, Superintendent of San Benito High School District, and the district's Board President, John Corrigan, to discuss the great impact leader rounding has had on their district. This has allowed them to understand how constituents feel about developing a new school, engage in one-to-one conversations with employees to gather feedback, and allow board members to have productive dialogue with commun...
Students are Treasures
February 26, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes - 20 MBIn this Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Dr. Lupita Hightower, Superintendent of Tolleson Elementary School District, to share about her district's successes and learnings from their continuous improvement journey. Dr. Hightower was recently awarded Arizona Superintendent of the year. During the conversation, Dr. Hightower discusses leader engagement, building professional relationships, and supporting student performance. Listen as she discusses how she...
Go All In to Improve
February 20, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBIn this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Sergio Mendoza, Superintendent of Burton School District; David Shimer, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services; and Julissa Leyva, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, to discuss their improvement journey and the tactics they used to reach successful outcomes in their district. In this episode, Sergio and his team also share about their upcoming presentation at the 2023 Carnegie Summit, w...
Effective Leaders are Consistent
February 13, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBIn this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance Podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites back Terrie Morgan, Superintendent of Hardin County Schools, to discuss how she uses different leadership and strategic tactics to improve her district. Terrie discusses how tactics, such as scorecards, strategic planning, and surveys, have helped her district's improvement journey. Listen now to hear about her district's journey and consider how you might implement improvement tactics in your own district....
Inspiring Young Futures
February 06, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Terrie Morgan, Superintendent of Hardin County Schools, as a guest on the Accelerate Your Performance podcast. Terrie discusses how she got involved with Girls, Inc. The initiative inspires the future of young students and serves as their connect to purpose so they can learn about what future career paths are possible for them. Terrie and Janet discuss why the school board supports an initiative like Girls Inc. and the lasting change they hope will ...
Building Transparency and Trust
January 30, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBHow can you grow your commitment to excellence by leading with transparency and trust? In this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance Podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Rob Clayton, Superintendent of Warren County Public Schools, to discuss how he effectively models “cascading information” and leads with transparency and trust. Listen as Dr. Pilcher and Mr. Clayton explain how leading with transparency allows you to build trust and foster relationships within your community. This episod...
The Shift From Doing to Leading
January 23, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes - 7.74 MBIn a Harvard Business Review article, Jesse Sostrin stated, "One of the most difficult transitions for leaders to make is the shift from doing to leading." In this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher utilizes this article to discuss the importance of a leader's understanding of how to effectively delegate. Listen as Janet explains how leaders can empower other leaders and team members to contribute their best work to shared priorities. This episode addresse...
Bridging Community Divides
January 16, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBHow can you work to overcome division, create unity, and strengthen relationships in your district? In this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Dr. Ed Manansala, County Superintendent of Schools for El Dorado County in California, and Dr. Ken Futernick, writer and educational consultant, to discuss how they worked together to find solutions for these issues. They explain how the Bridging Divides-El Dorado initiative was formed, how they built the con...
What Can I Stop Doing for a Strong New Year?
January 09, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes - 5.2 MBWhat habits might be holding you back? In this Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher discusses how starting the year with a "stop doing," or bad habit to break, can help you be a better leader, employee, and person. She explains how she will practice the act of leaving behind her phone and breaking the habit of dependency. She encourages us all to consider what our personal "stop doing" for the year will be and how that will affect our leadership and help us accelera...
Preparing Students for Success from Kindergarten and Beyond
December 19, 2022 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBWhat impact would it have on children's futures if they were dramatically prepared to enter Kindergarten? That's the mission of our guest in today's Accelerate Your Performance Podcast episode. Today, Rina Irwin, CEO of the Child Development Centers, Inc. and a 2022 Difference Maker Award winner joins us to discuss her passion and commitment to preparing children for a successful educational experience as they transition into Kindergarten and beyond. This episode addresses questions, such...
Great Leaders are Learning Leaders
December 12, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBWhat does it mean to be a learning leader? In this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Mark Bielang, Superintendent of Portage Public Schools and winner of a 2022 Difference Maker award, to be a guest. Mark discusses why being a learning leader helps him lead his team, and he also shares about his commitment to prioritizing the student voice. Listen as he explains how their voices have shaped school culture and helped foster unity across the district...
Be the Best Leader You Can Be
December 05, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBStriving to be an excellent leader and accomplish great goals in an organization takes commitment and hard work. In this Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Dr. Xavier De La Torre, Superintendent of Ysleta Independent School District and recent recipient of a 2022 Difference Maker Award, to share about his district's improvement journey. Ysleta Independent School District is an “A” district in Texas, and 98% of the schools in this district are earning A's a...
Lead Collaboratively and Transparently
November 28, 2022 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MBWhat does it take to be a collaborative leader who leads transparently and commits to improvement in an organization? In today’s Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Jeff Dellutri, Superintendent of Fox Point-Bayside School District, to discuss his ‘why’ for committing to the work of improvement. Listen as he shares about the results he has seen from applying the improvement work and how his collaborative leadership style has contributed to these results. T...
What it Really Takes to Prevail
November 21, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutes - 7.13 MB"We have to know we will prevail and do so by facing the brutal facts." - Dr. Janet Pilcher. Sometimes having an overly optimistic attitude and disregarding perceived negative data can be harmful to an organization and individual. In this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance Podcast, Dr. Pilcher discusses how you must often be a realist and address the hard facts while continuing to be persistent and motivated in your problem-solving. She goes on to analyze and quote the beliefs of Jim...
From Input to Action: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
November 14, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBHow do you gather, analyze, and implement data in order to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion? In this Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Angela Frazier Arthur, Vice President of Student Services at Waukesha County Technical College, and Sherry Simmons, Chief Diversity and Compliance Officer at Waukesha County Technical College, to discuss how they gathered data through surveys and translated it into actions to improve campus diversity and inclusion....
Excellent Leaders are Intentional
November 07, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4 MBRecently, we hosted our annual What's Right In Education (WRIE) conference in Pensacola, Florida, where we heard from leaders in education across the country about the successes and struggles they have encountered on their continuous improvement journeys. In today's Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher summarizes some of her favorite parts of WRIE and reflects on one of the key takeaways that surfaced throughout the two-day conference. To be an excellent leader and ...
Unrelenting Commitment to Improvement
October 31, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites back a guest we have had the pleasure of hosting before, Dr. Jennifer Lowery, Superintendent of Tea Area School District in South Dakota. Dr. Lowery discusses how she has fostered growth in her school district through commitment to improvement, focusing first on culture and a commitment to excellence. Listen as Dr. Lowery shares the successes and lessons learned along the way. This episode addresses questi...
Passion and Perseverance
October 24, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 5.88 MBSteve Jobs once said there is something that separates successful entrepreneurs from non-successful ones... perseverance. What does it take to lead with perseverance? According to Dr. Janet Pilcher in this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, you need passion to fuel your perseverance and enhance your skills as a leader. According to Marcel Swamp, "Passion is the engine that puts perseverance into overdrive to think up big ideas, solve big problems, and make the world a better...
Collaborate and Innovate With Your School Board Members
October 17, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBTwo-way communication is key between leaders and board members. In this Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Dr. Nate Nelson, Superintendent of the Porterville Unified School District, and Lillian Durbin, President of Trustees at the district, to share with us how they foster a strong relationship and communication between school leaders and the board. Listen as they explain how two-way communication and investing time in building a collaborative relationshi...
Communicate Clearly, With Simplicity
October 10, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 7.91 MBCommunication can be one of the biggest challenges for an organization. In this Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher shares several tips on how leaders can work towards being better communicators. She explains how to quickly get to the heart of a topic when communicating and how to do it concisely and with simplicity. This episode addresses questions, such as: What are the components of strong communication? How can you work to communicate more precisely and e...
Running Plays to Achieve Success
October 03, 2022 08:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBHow can you appeal to both logic and emotion to properly communicate and cascade the right information to the right people at the right times? This week on our Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites back Dale Shaver, Director of Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use, and Laura Catherman, Director of the Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington Workforce Development Board, to continue their discussion on how they implement their Playbook for Success to continuously build...
The Value of Kindness
September 26, 2022 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.93 MB"A kind act, a selfless sacrifice, and a sincere connection may make a difference in someone's day... in someone's life." This week some of our colleagues have been struggling with sadness, grief, and the pain of loss. In this Accelerate Your Performance episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher explains the value of kindness and the profound impact it can have on ourselves and those around us. She also takes time in this week's podcast to walk us through a favorite meditation, which she refers to as the l...
Building Trust to Enable Success for Boards and Leaders
September 19, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBThe health of a school district is a leading indicator of the health of a community. That's what our guests in this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast share. Today, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Dale Shaver, Director of Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use, and Laura Catherman, Director of the Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington Workforce Development Board, to discuss how to build trust between the leaderships within schools, such as superintendents and principals, and their ...
Stomp Out We/They Culture
September 12, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 5.7 MBThere is a subconscious behavior that is common in organizations and can be dangerous to the culture. It's called We/They communication. We/They communication occurs when a leader or employee positions themselves positively at the expense of someone else. We've all done it at one time or another, probably not realizing that it is harmful. We/They communication can have damaging consequences for an organization's culture. Let's begin this school year by focusing on how to stomp out We/They cu...
Essentials for Developing Leaders
August 29, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBWhat does it take to develop high-performing leaders? In this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Sally Sugg, the Superintendent of Shelby County Public Schools in Shelbyville, Kentucky, joins us as our guest. Dr. Janet Pilcher interviews Dr. Sugg on the importance of leadership development. Dr. Sugg explains why she thinks leadership development is such a critical component for moving an organization forward, as well as the specific skills she has dedicated her focus to ...
Highly Effective Teachers Need Highly Effective Leaders
August 22, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutes - 6.98 MBThe teacher is the most important variable that affects student achievement. Going into this new academic year, our schools face significant teacher shortages. In the last few podcast episodes, we have focused on this topic and ways to work toward a solution for teacher recruitment and retention. In this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher discusses the importance of cultivating a highly effective school under a highly effective leader to retain highly effec...
Building Trust with Teachers and Supporting Them
August 16, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBA current issue many leaders in education face is lower numbers of teachers entering the field and a growing number of teachers leaving. What will it take to address this issue? How can leaders help keep their high-performing teachers and help them feel satisfied in their jobs? This podcast episode is a call to action for leaders to shift their focus to retaining teachers and staff. Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Justin Barlow, a middle school teacher who has worked in the academic world for over...
Creating a Great Place to Work for Teachers
August 08, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 6.26 MBHow can leaders keep their high-performing teachers? Recent studies indicate that helping employees feel valued and appreciated is key. One study found that 93% of employees who reported feeling valued at work said that they are more motivated to do their best. Another study found that 79% who left their job reported that a lack of appreciation was a key factor for leaving. In this week’s Accelerate Your Performance podcast episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher discusses the importance of cultivating a...
Increase Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention
August 01, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 8.09 MB55% of educators indicate they’re ready to leave the profession earlier than planned due to burnout. In this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance Podcast, Dr. Sarah Miller, Director of Partnership and Student Services for TeacherReady, and Dr. Amy Fowler, Coach Director Studer Education Team join us to talk about teacher retention and recruitment. They discuss the most common factors for teachers leaving the field and how school leaders can alleviate this issue through effective recrui...
Rethinking School Safety
July 25, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 17.3 MBSafety is debatably one of humanity's foremost values. We desire to not only survive but to also feel safe and secure. How much more important is this ideology to the development of children? The safety within schools and colleges should be sought after with determination, not only for the students, but for the parents, staff, and surrounding community. In today’s episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Dr. Deanna Ashby, who recently celebrated her one-year anniversary as a Studer Education coach...
Stay Interviews
July 18, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.44 MBMany leaders within education are experiencing higher turnover rates than usual. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that 300,000 teachers and school staff left the field between February 2020 and May of this year. In this episode of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, Dr. Janet Pilcher discusses a reflection she had while driving in her car after a session where members of her team presented one of their solutions called leading for retention, providing a great workplace experien...
Dare to Lead Boldly
July 11, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBWhat does it take to help prepare students for life beyond the classroom? As you'll hear in today's episode, our guest, Dr. Mark Martin, shares that dreaming big and thinking outside the box have a tremendous impact on students. Dr. Martin is the Superintendent of Meade County Schools in Brandenburg, Kentucky. His bold and innovative leadership is a model for us all. Listen as he discusses with Dr. Janet Pilcher a program he's launched called Close the Gap Kentucky and how it's helping other...
The Big Picture: Synthesizing
June 27, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.86 MBIn preparation for our in-person event, Destination High Performance: Organizational Excellence, on July 28th and 29th, Dr. Janet Pilcher discusses how leaders can practice synthesizing to help them see the bigger picture. Most individuals and leaders stop at analysis, but Dr. Pilcher explains how it is important to go the step further and combine our analyses from multiple sources of information to create the whole. This is the synthesis. In today’s episode, Dr. Pilcher explains how synthes...
The Big Picture: Synthesizing
June 27, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.86 MBIn preparation for our in-person event, Destination High Performance: Organizational Excellence, on July 28th and 29th, Dr. Janet Pilcher discusses how leaders can practice synthesizing to help them see the bigger picture. Most individuals and leaders stop at analysis, but Dr. Pilcher explains how it is important to go the step further and combine our analyses from multiple sources of information to create the whole. This is the synthesis. In today’s episode, Dr. Pilcher explains how synthes...
Listen Intently
June 20, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.6 MBMaking sure that parents and students feel heard and that students feel supported in their learning and growth are key responsibilities for a leader in education. How can you sincerely, methodically, and purposefully show them that you are doing everything you can to listen to them and take action? Listen as Dr. Janet Pilcher interviews the 2022 recipient of the Human Rights Award, Matt Hillmann, the Superintendent of Northfield Public Schools. Matt discusses how it has been a privilege to b...
Fire Up Your Inner Drive
June 13, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutes - 4.17 MBWe all face adversity from time to time at work. Maybe we don't achieve the goals we had hoped to. Perhaps an unexpected challenge keeps us from making the progress we wanted to. It's these times when our inner drive must keep us going. Our inner drive helps infuse us with a sense of purpose in our work and brings meaning to it. It brings an urgency to stay committed to doing our best every day, to keep going when things get tough, and not take the easy way out. Our drive will get us through...
Supporting Employee Health and Wellness
June 06, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBCan implementing health and wellness practices positively impact leadership and the performance of an organization overall? According to Krystal Lomanto, County Superintendent of San Bonito County Office of Education, developing and supporting the health and wellness of employees can not only impact leadership and the performance of an organization, but it is imperative to leaders in leading the organization. In this podcast, episode listen as Dr. Janet Pilcher invites Krystal Lomanto to dis...
Belgium-Based TeacherReady Candidate Shares About Housing Ukranian Family
May 23, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBEach day we are faced with our own battles and wars that we must push through, whether that be in the workplace, at home, in our own minds, figuratively, or literally. As many people know, there is a current battle being waged in Ukraine, and while we frequently hear about it on the news and from those around us, life still must go on. But how does it continue for some of the individuals who are very close and even part of the war itself? In this episode, Max Bobbit talks about both his time...
Stop Placing Blame
May 16, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 7.64 MBHave you ever positioned yourself in a positive light while delivering difficult news or information at the expense of another colleague or department? Has a coworker ever done this to you? Placing blame in the workplace can subconsciously erode the organization’s culture. It can create lose-lose scenarios for all the individuals involved. However, when modeling positive and respectful communication instead of placing blame, you can set an example and expectation for how to interact in your ...
The Power of Collaboration
May 09, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBJoining us in today's episode, we have two superintendents representing two different school districts in the same county. The way these school systems partner together to help serve children is an example of the power of collaboration and mutual support. They are models in terms of how they collaborate and work for the community, and as you will see from this episode, they truly make decisions in the best interests of the students and the families they serve. Listen now as the Superintenden...