Networking is an essential activity for court administrators. A key way to do this is to join and be an active participant in professional organizations.
Court Leadership and High Performance – High Performance for the Court Leader
This issue reviews practices for a court leader to be high performing.
Court Leadership and High Performance – High Performance for the Individual
This posting provides a collection of practices for court leaders to seek high performance.
Hiring Court Employees: Can Selection Criteria Be Objective?
December 20, 2022, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management Courts have committed to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion particularly in recruiting and selecting court employees. This commitment however has not been without controversy. One criticism has been that personnel recruitment and selection … Continue reading Hiring Court Employees: Can Selection Criteria Be Objective?
What is a Court Administrator – Helpful Information for Those Who Want to Know
This issue, #8 in the series, covers lessons, advice, tips, and strategies for and from court administrators.
Staying up to date on technology
Judges and court administrators need to stay up to date on technology. What are the ways they are, and should, be doing so?
The Great Resignation: How Has It Affected the Courts?
Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode: April 19, 2022 Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM One unintended consequence of the COVID pandemic has been a phenomenon called “The Great Resignation.” Large numbers of American workers have either quit their jobs or (after being laid off) have chosen not to return to their previous employer. CBS News … Continue reading The Great Resignation: How Has It Affected the Courts?
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: What is the Court’s Duty?
Question of Ethics: A Conversation on Courts and Ethics – Summer 2022 Edition of the Court Manager Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM NACM has made a commitment to the values of providing equal justice regardless of race, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation or identity, disability, or social economic status. What is the court’s ethical obligation, particularly … Continue reading Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: What is the Court’s Duty?
Fulfilling the Public’s Trust: Competency
A key to providing excellent public service is the competency level of court staff members. To be competent, we need to know what we need to do and how to do it. Knowledge and skills in technical/operational and behavioral areas are basic areas.
The Court Leader and Educational Development – Be a Learning Leader!
Judicial branch operations rely upon the development, education, and skills of employees - including those of the court leader, who should be a learning leader.