Accelerate Your Performance
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.
Follow for weekly insights and actionable strategies to accelerate your performance and become your best at work!
Accelerate Your Performance
Rethinking School Safety
Safety 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, to discuss the topic of school safety, its importance, and her personal experiences related to this topic. Dr. Ashby discusses many large and small changes you can implement to boost the safety within schools as well as many reservations school leaders may have. Many leaders may say they can’t afford to take the time or money to implement these precautions, but Dr. Ashby questions if you can really afford not to.
This episode addresses questions, such as:
- What are some ways you can implement school safety practices in your county, district, school, or classroom?
- How can leaders help school resource officers build strong relationships with students and teachers?
- What actions can leaders take to create an environment that helps students feel safe at school?
Recommended Resources: Communication Preference Card, Make Way for Improvement, Safe and Sound Schools, & Working with The School Board