Question of Ethics: A Conversation on Courts and Ethics – April 27, 2023, Episode.

Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management

“Quiet Quitting.”  It is a topic that many of us have heard about.  In an era where it is a challenge to hire employees, is “Quiet Quitting” an emerging change in the contract between the court and employees or is it just a new term for some staff not doing their jobs?

In the past it has been given many names: “retiring in place”, “phoning it in,” or “checking out.”  What makes this iteration unusual is that it seems to be a mantra heard from younger workers.  Millennials and Gen Z workers have often uttered this expression.

  • What is Quite Quitting?
  • What are the ethical challenges the court faces to ensure professionalism and diligence of staff?
  • How can we ensure that we have a common understanding with staff?
  • Is this a new term for an old problem?
  • What Should we do about It?

Listen to the episode on your way to or from work. April 27, 2023, Question of Ethics Conversation 34 minutes 30 seconds

Watch the episode on YouTube. April 27, 2023, Question of Ethics Conversation 34 minutes 17 seconds

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Email us at ethics@nacmnet.org

Today’s Moderator

Eric Silverberg: Court Administrator, Municipal Court, Tucson, Arizona

Today’s Panelists

Courtney Whiteside: Director, Municipal Court, St. louis, Missouri

Kent Pankey: Senior Planner, State Supreme Court, Richmond, Virginia

Norman Meyer: Retired Clerk of Court, United States Bankruptcy Court, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Peter Kiefer, Retired Court Professional

Tina Mattison: Deputy Court Administrator, Consolidated Justice Court, Tucson, Arizona

Karl Thoennes: Court Administrator, Second Judicial Circuit Court, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Samantha Borden: Staff Assistant, Customer Solutions Division, Water Department, Tucson, Arizona

Do You Want to Know More?

I Was Wrong About Quiet Quitting

Why Quiet Quitting is a Good Sign – The Future of American Work Culture

Quiet Quitting And Doing “Just Enough” At Work

What is Quiet Quitting? & Why Are So Many of Us Doing It?

How to ‘quiet quit,’ from a former teacher who did it for 2 years so she could enjoy a better life while still getting a paycheck

Quiet Quitting Is A Sign Of A Deeper Problem—Here’s What It Means

Why Quiet Quitting is a Sign of Management Failure

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Published by Peter C. Kiefer

Peter C. Kiefer is a career court veteran with over 40 years experience working with trial courts in Oregon, Arizona, and California. He has been an administrator in general jurisdiction and limited jurisdiction trial courts; he has also worked for state court administrative offices in both Oregon and California. He has consulted with the judicial systems in Liberia, Moldova, and Beirut, Lebanon, as well as being a member of a NACM delegation that visited the People’s Republic of China. Peter graduated from Santa Clara University with his bachelor’s degree in Political Science, and received his Masters of Public Administration with a specialty in Court Administration from the University of Southern California. In 2016 he became a Fellow of the Institute for Court Management. In 2015 Peter was given the NACM Award of Merit.

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