Deb Page

Deb Page is a former K-12 educator with more than 20 years in human capital management in the private sector. She returned to the P-21 sector in 2002 to launch and lead the Georgia Leadership Institute for education leaders, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the state of Georgia. In 2011, Deb teamed with Dr. Judith Hale to research and develop an evidence-based credential for facilitators of collaborative performance improvement through their startup, The Institute for Performance Improvement. The Institute provides performance improvement development and helps organizations build evidence-based credentials and accreditations across all sectors.

Articles by Deb Page

• A good leadership coach is a lot like a personal trainer

  Thursday, March 23, 2017

  If you have ever worked with a personal trainer, you know it is possible to have a love-hate relationship with that person who literally stretches you farther than you may be comfortable going. A good leadership performance coach works in much the same way. A personal trainer doesn't help you improve your speaking ability, cooking skills or personal relationships, nor does the trainer follow you home to make sure your house is clean. The personal trainer helps you achieve your strength and fitness goals.

• Strategies to address falling wages and skills gaps

  Friday, March 03, 2017

  The McKinsey Global Institute recently reported that ​incomes were flat or fell for two-thirds of households in 25 advanced economies between 2005 and 2014 — an explosive increase from less than 2 percent in the previous decade. While it is widely assumed that the next generation in these countries will have as good or better quality of life as the last, the disturbing trend of falling or flat income threatens that expectation.

• How do you solve a complex problem like struggling schools?

  Friday, December 02, 2016

  The challenge of improving an underperforming school is a classic example of an ill-structured problem — a complex challenge with no clear predetermined or procedural way to overcome it and with many different causes and many potential solutions.