Janet is the founder and executive leader of Studer Education, and a managing director for Huron. She has an extensive background advising educational institutions on strategic planning, leadership development, employee engagement and operational improvement. Janet and her team work with education leaders to elevate their organizations into places where people have purpose, do worthwhile work and make a difference.
About Janet
To transform their organizations, leaders must continuously review and analyze data, problem solve and know how to cascade an improvement process so that everyone understands how their actions impact results.
Janet transitioned from a nearly two-decade career in higher education to work with Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, to determine how best to transfer healthcare leadership best practices to education. Before moving into consulting, Janet spent nearly 20 years at the University of West Florida (UWF) as a professor, associate dean and dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies. There, she received and oversaw $17 million of grant and contract projects and achieved one of UWF’s research distinction awards. While at UWF, Janet co-created TeacherReady, an online teacher certification program that prepares second-career teachers worldwide.
Insights
- The Value of Excellent Service
- Guest Podcast: Dr. Janet Pilcher on Off the Cuff Podcast with Dr. Brendan Kelly
- The Nine Principles Framework: A Foundational Guide to Organizational Excellence
- Service Excellence for Sustained Results in a School System
Publications
- Hardwiring Excellence in Education: The Nine Principles® Framework
- Accelerate Your Performance Podcast | Listen Here >>
- Rethinking How We Design Programs: Listening to Our Students (Chapter) | Career Ready Education Through Experiential Learning
- Maximize Performance: Creating a Culture for Educational Excellence
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Organizational Design and Alignment
- Cultural Change
- Engagement
INDUSTRIES
- Higher Education
- K12 Education
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Ph.D., Florida State University
- M.Ed., University of West Florida
- B.S., Florida State University
