Peter C. Kiefer court administration, Court Leader's Advantage, Featured Posts, Virtual Hearings

Suburban and Rural Courts – Their Perspective: Do Remote Hearings Pose Special Challenges?

November 21st, 2023, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management Suburban and rural courts often face distinctive issues.  These issues are different from those of truly small courts, but also different from the issues faced by massive metropolitan court organizations. It is tempting to always … Continue reading Suburban and Rural Courts – Their Perspective: Do Remote Hearings Pose Special Challenges?

Norman Meyer Court Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, High Performance, Human Resources, Leadership and Governance, Performance Measurement and Management, Vantage Point

The Human Side of Performance Metrics      

In last month's blog post, Measuring DEI (Measuring DEI – Court Leader), I wrote that truly effective DEI efforts have a robust evaluation component to enable us to know whether our DEI efforts are successful.  A key part of evaluation is a measurement framework.  I had a recent discussion of the use of performance metrics … Continue reading The Human Side of Performance Metrics      

Peter C. Kiefer court administration, Court Leader's Advantage, Featured Posts, Statistics, Training and Education

Criminal Justice: A Revolving Door?: Should Recidivism Be a Trial Court Performance Measure?

October 17th, 2023, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management In the middle of last month’s episode, the question was asked, should recidivism be a trial court performance measure? All the panelists responded negatively, but the reasons they gave are worth hearing. We have all … Continue reading Criminal Justice: A Revolving Door?: Should Recidivism Be a Trial Court Performance Measure?

Peter C. Kiefer court administration, Court Leader's Advantage, Court Leadership, Featured Posts

Leading in Tough Times: Can We Stay Savvy About Statistics?

September 19th Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management As court leaders, we are inundated with statistics and research.  We have all been taught to have a healthy skepticism of statistics.  We are given advice that includes: ask questions, go to the source of the … Continue reading Leading in Tough Times: Can We Stay Savvy About Statistics?