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May 16, 2019April 20, 2021 Court Leader's Advantage Podcasts Court Leader's Advantage, Emergency Planning, Guest Contributors/Authors, Operations Management

Court Leader’s Advantage – Alaska’s Earthquake: Its Surprising Lessons

On November 30, 2018, Anchorage, Alaska, suffered a magnitude 7.1 earthquake followed by thousands of aftershocks. The quake was larger than the infamous 1989 Loma Prieta, California event. How did the Alaska Court System’s emergency response plans hold up? What can we learn from Alaska’s experience and its preparations? Christine Johnson and Alyce Roberts share … Continue reading Court Leader’s Advantage – Alaska’s Earthquake: Its Surprising Lessons

May 14, 2019May 11, 2019 Norman Meyer Court Roles and Purposes, Leadership and Governance, Public Perception and Trust in the Courts, Vantage Point

Fulfilling the Public’s Trust: Public Service and Accessibility

As public servants we have an obligation to fulfill the trust placed in us by the public. This the first of ten intermittent posts sharing key professional values; the first value is "Public Service and Accessibility."

May 13, 2019May 11, 2019 Janet G. Cornell - Court Leader Contributor and Consultant Performance Measurement and Management

A Court Leadership Question For You…

Is YOUR Court or Organization a High Performing One? A group of court colleagues is currently developing information about “high performing” courts to provide underlying concepts with practical applications. We are requesting your response. Is YOUR court a high performing court? What did you (or others) do to make it “high performing?” What does that … Continue reading A Court Leadership Question For You…

April 24, 2019April 12, 2019 Norman Meyer Public Perception and Trust in the Courts, Technology and Automation, Vantage Point

I.D., please: Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Identity and access management is an increasingly critical component to modern I.T. systems. User access needs to be secure and yet widely available. What is the status of this in government today?

April 17, 2019April 12, 2019 Norman Meyer Budget and Financial Operations, Risk Management, Vantage Point

Risky Business, part 4: Internal Control Resources

Where can one learn more about Internal Control? Here are some resources for court managers to use in following up on the three prior Risky Business blog posts.

April 4, 2019April 11, 2021 Peter C. Kiefer Court Leader's Advantage, Operations Management, Strategic Planning, Technology and Automation

Court Leader’s Advantage – Artificial Intelligence: What You Need to Know Now

Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) has already brought us general business tools that courts can use to assist in automating work, analyzing documents, and conducting legal analysis. As a start, courts will need to put their information into an electronic format that can be used by A.I. tools. They will also need to re-engineer their business practices. … Continue reading Court Leader’s Advantage – Artificial Intelligence: What You Need to Know Now

March 28, 2019April 11, 2021 Peter C. Kiefer Court Leader's Advantage, Emergency Planning, Operations Management, Strategic Planning

What Hurricane Florence Can Teach Us

Court Leader's Advantage Podcast: February 2019 Episode Last fall Hurricane Florence devastated the state of North Carolina's families, communities, and its trial courts. Court administrators Ellen Hancox and Caitlin Emmons discuss how they made it through the storm, took care of their families, and helped manage to keep their courts afloat. What lessons can we … Continue reading What Hurricane Florence Can Teach Us

March 27, 2019March 25, 2019 Norman Meyer Budget and Financial Operations, Risk Management, Vantage Point

Risky Business, Part 3: Practical Example of Internal Financial Controls

I wrote in the two prior “Risky Business” posts about why the management area of Internal Control is so important and outlined the five main Internal Control components. To briefly recap, here is an excellent summary of what Internal Control is all about: Internal controls are systematic safeguards that are a continuous built-in component of … Continue reading Risky Business, Part 3: Practical Example of Internal Financial Controls

March 25, 2019June 10, 2019 Peter C. Kiefer Court Leader's Advantage, Guest Contributors/Authors, Risk Management, Technology and Automation

Court Leader’s Advantage – A Podcast

Coming innovations, thought-provoking trends, questions that matter to the court community, these and more themes are covered by the Court Leader’s Advantage podcast series, a forum by court professionals for court professionals to share experiences and lessons learned. Listen here.

March 11, 2019 Norman Meyer Court Employee and Workforce Issues, Human Resources, Performance Measurement and Management, Risk Management, Vantage Point

NACM-Core Workforce Management Review — Help is Welcome!

I am participating in a National Association for Court Management Workgroup that is reviewing and recommending updates to the NACM-Core "Workforce Management" curriculum (https://nacmcore.org/curriculum/workforce-management/). The workgroup will be editing sections of the curriculum over the next couple of months. In case you are not familiar with the scope of the Workforce Management, it primarily covers … Continue reading NACM-Core Workforce Management Review — Help is Welcome!