"Pete Pillsbury and Target Success have been integral parts of the administrator hiring process in my district. I value Pete's integrity, intelligence, and insight. The candidate profiles are in depth, perceptive, and accurate, and provide district leadership with excellent hiring tools. Pete is also a superb coach, and his knowledge of educational systems and leadership, as well as his acumen, experience, and common sense have provided newly hired administrators with invaluable guidance.

Superintendent Laurie Kimbrel, Ed.D.
Tamalpais Union High School District

"Working with Pete Pillsbury, we have moved to standardize our selection process. We continue to build and develop a common language of “listen” and “look” fors in order to recruit and hire the best candidate for the position. It is critical to put the time, effort and energy into finding and securing the best candidate for the position and district. Pete has helped our administrators see the value behind a standardized process that is founded on research and best practice, and provides a high level of predictability regarding the candidate’s success in the position.

"It is rare to encounter such an incredible human being who continues to contribute to the field of education. Pete Pillsbury has done ground-breaking work in understanding the qualities that make exemplary teachers and leaders, and his new tools with TargetSuccess will revolutionize the way we select and develop teachers and leaders.

"TargetSuccess provided research based training and support to our entire administrative team. The outcomes from the training in teacher selection not only include a tremendous improvement for our district’s selection process, but it also served as high quality professional development for all participants. Over three days of training, our team drew together with a common vision for the values we seek in new hires. We learned to identify the inherent characteristics and behaviors which give us the greatest possibility of selecting teachers with real potential to be an excellent educators for our students.

David Inns, Assistant Superintendent, Tahoe Truckee Unified

Pete,

It was a pleasure meeting and working with you. The training completely changed my thinking about what qualities we look for in individuals seeking employment in education. Now, more than ever, we must find and place the right people.

I appreciated your style and approach.

Thank you,
Marti