EPISODE 312

Why you should be conducting Exit Interviews

Biggest Takeaways You Don't Want to Miss:

  • Want to know what teachers really think of you? Try talking to a teacher who is leaving. 
  • An Exit Interview is a powerful way to provide closure for you and for any teacher who is leaving, so why don’t more principals do them?
  • Everyone focuses on why teachers stay. Almost no one asks what we can learn when they leave.
  • If you aren’t doing exit interviews, you are not only leaving an open loop with the teachers who are leaving, you are missing a valuable opportunity to improve the way that you support and serve the teachers who are staying. 
  • You only get one chance to hear the whole truth from a departing teacher and what they say could change everything.

Everyone focuses on getting teachers to stay. Almost no one asks what we can learn when they leave. That’s why this week, we’re doing a replay of one of our most talked-about episodes.

You’ll discover a deceptively simple but deeply powerful strategy that most school leaders overlook, and why skipping it could be costing you insight, trust, and long-term alignment.

Even if you’ve heard it before, listen again with fresh ears. There’s a good chance what you missed last year is exactly what you need to hear now to build a stronger school culture this year #LikeABuilder.

Check out these highlights:

  • Why you should be conducting Exit Interviews with every teacher who is leaving your school.
  • How to set up your Exit Interview process.
  • The question you should start every Exit Interview with and why.
  • How to phrase your questions to get better answers from teachers.  
  • How to phrase your questions to get better answers from teachers.
  • How not to come off as needy when asking questions during your Exit Interview.
  • The question many businesses use to gain powerful feedback from their customers and how you can use this in your Exit Interview.
  • The question with which I like to end every Exit Interview.
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