This posting provides a collection of practices for court leaders to seek high performance.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Is It a Zero-Sum Proposition?
March 21st, 2023, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM Numerous organizations, including courts, are embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. With that increasing acceptance, we are also seeing increasing resistance, and it is important to address that resistance directly. On the December episode we discussed the question “can hiring criteria, … Continue reading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Is It a Zero-Sum Proposition?
Hiring Ethical Employees: How Can We Hire “The Good Ones”?
Question of Ethics: A Conversation on Courts and Ethics – January 26, 2022, Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM What actions can a court take to optimize the hiring of ethical staff? What can you do to ensure that the people you hire will adhere to your court’s Code of Conduct? Relying on the book by … Continue reading Hiring Ethical Employees: How Can We Hire “The Good Ones”?
Coaching and Mentoring in Performance Management
Coaching and mentoring are key elements of employee development and performance management. This blog post is a conversation with Hilarie Gaylin, organizational consultant and certified coach, who provides valuable information for managers on how to be better coaches and mentors.
Court Leadership and High Performance
This posting introduces a new series on court leadership and high performance. Each issue will cover a discreet area for high or quality performance.
Courts and the Homeless: How Should Courts Respond to This Crisis?
February 21st, 2023, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM We see this growing crisis everywhere. We pass the cardboard sign at the intersection asking for donations and wishing us: “God Bless.” We see the blue tarp and shopping cart half hidden in that small grove of trees next to … Continue reading Courts and the Homeless: How Should Courts Respond to This Crisis?
ROLI = Rule of Law Initiative (not Index)
"ROLI" refers to the ABA Rule of Law Initiative, NOT the WJP's Rule of Law Index. My apology for the error in my blog and LInkedIn posts earlier this week.
The Rule of Law, Index, and You
What is the Rule of Law? Why is it important? How do we measure it? How can we improve the Rule of Law locally? This blog post answers these questions.
Courts and Ethics: Should the U.S. Supreme Court Adopt a Code of Conduct?
January 17th, 2023, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM Every state in our nation has a Judicial Code of Conduct. Every judge in each state is obligated to follow that state’s Code. Since 1973, most Federal judges have been subject to The Code of Conduct for United States Judges. There is … Continue reading Courts and Ethics: Should the U.S. Supreme Court Adopt a Code of Conduct?
Courts and Inside Information: What Can and Should We Do with What We Learn at Work?
Question of Ethics: A Conversation on Courts and Ethics – September 22, 2022, Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM We are not stockbrokers or day traders, but in our role as court employees we learn a lot. We know about patterns of litigation against businesses and against professionals in the community. We know about protection orders … Continue reading Courts and Inside Information: What Can and Should We Do with What We Learn at Work?
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