In 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, where they will discuss the speed at which they were able to implement continuous improvement strategies and how they got them to stick. Today, Julissa, Sergio, and David share their advice with other leaders who are considering committing to the work of continuous improvement.


This episode addresses questions such as:

• How can leaders maintain a "just keep going" attitude in the midst of challenges in the work of continuous improvement?
• What does it take to fearlessly commit to the work of improvement?
• What impact can strategic planning and scorecards have on your improvement journey? 

Recommended Resources: Effective Leaders are Consistent, Unrelenting Commitment to Improvement, Improvement & Innovation, & Continuous Improvement: Where Do You Start?