Norman Meyer Human Resources, Performance Measurement and Management, Vantage Point

Monitoring Employee Performance

I recently listened to a “Marketplace Morning Report”: “What did you do at work last week? Monitoring performance doesn’t improve it, expert says.”[i]  This piece was obviously presented in the context of the recent controversial mandate by the U.S. “Department of Governmental Efficiency” (DOGE) that required federal executive branch employees to regularly prepare a bullet-point … Continue reading Monitoring Employee Performance

Norman Meyer court administration, Court Employee and Workforce Issues, Court Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Ethics, Generations and the Workplace, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment & Selection, Self Improvement, Technology and Automation, Vantage Point

Highlights of the 2024 NACM Midyear Conference (Virtually!)

Last month I virtually attended the 2024 Midyear Conference of the National Association for Court Management (NACM).  The conference theme was “Leadership Opportunities and Challenges for our Nation’s Courts – Engaging a New and Diverse Workforce.”  This was the third time I have used the livestream option to attend a NACM conference, and I highly … Continue reading Highlights of the 2024 NACM Midyear Conference (Virtually!)

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      

Norman Meyer Communication, Court Employee and Workforce Issues, Court Leadership, High Performance, Human Resources, Performance Measurement and Management, Vantage Point

Coaching and Mentoring in Performance Management

Coaching and mentoring are key elements of employee development and performance management. This blog post is a conversation with Hilarie Gaylin, organizational consultant and certified coach, who provides valuable information for managers on how to be better coaches and mentors.

Norman Meyer Communication, Court Employee and Workforce Issues, Ethics, Human Resources, Leadership and Governance, Vantage Point

Workplace Civility — How is Your Court Doing?

September 30, 2019 news headline: “Kansas federal judge reprimanded for sexual misconduct.”[1] The Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the public reprimand (the most severe sanction it could impose) after an extensive investigation of employee complaints. Closer to home, a local court administrator was terminated recently after many years of inappropriate … Continue reading Workplace Civility — How is Your Court Doing?