About this episode

Dr. Janet Pilcher discusses the importance of facing brutal facts in education leadership to improve student outcomes.

In today’s episode, Dr. Janet Pilcher implements her own advice to “face the brutal facts” in education. As educational leaders in both K12 and higher education face a changing landscape, Dr. Pilcher explains that it’s crucial for leaders to attend to the bottom line to provide what’s best for students. Listen as she encourages the practice of facing the brutal facts and responding in positive ways by using scorecards and short cycles of improvement; having open conversations with ...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Janet Pilcher

Topics covered

• education leadership
• K12 education
• higher education
• improvement cycles
• scorecards
• brutal facts

Keywords

• education
• leadership
• improvement
• scorecards
• K12
• higher education
• brutal facts

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Organizations: Studer Education

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