Court Leadership – The Competency of Budget and Fiscal Management

This posting involves an important knowledge and skill area for court leaders: budgeting and fiscal management. This competency is thoroughly described in the National Association for Court Management (NACM) CORE^© Competencies, and may be studied at https://nacmcore.org/core/.

Not all leaders enjoy the responsibility for the court budget and financial practices (not all of us are numbers gurus). However, the ability to know about and oversee budget information remains a leader responsibility. Budget responsibilities have increased importance and visibility – due to the heightened need for public/government leaders to account for the use of public resources, the expanded use of and ability to obtain court performance information, and an ongoing focus on ensuring effective and efficient court functions.

Enjoy review of this competency. The next posting on this site will expand upon budget and fiscal management as “being all about the mission.” Although it may not be within our native skill area, we can be skilled with budgeting and fiscal management.

https://courtleader.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/court-leader-core-summary-budget-and-fiscal-management-rev-5-30-21.pdf

Published by Janet G. Cornell - Court Leader Contributor and Consultant

Janet has over 35 years in court leadership including service in general and limited jurisdiction courts. She is a founding and contributing member to www.courtleader.net. She has a Masters in Public Administration from Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, and is a Fellow of the National Center for State Courts, Institute for Court Management in Williamsburg, VA, along with certificates from the Leader Coach Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, and the Leadership Institute for Judicial Education, Memphis, TN. Currently she serves as a consultant, faculty, and author on court administration, leadership, governance, caseflow management, performance measurement, operational assessment, access for self-represented litigants, and court reengineering with projects across the US and internationally. View all posts by Janet G. Cornell - Court Leader Contributor and Consultant