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Conference Agenda and
Educational Program

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Wednesday, October 28  
8:30 am to 2:00 pm   Registration and Conference Information
12Noon to 1:30 pm NCMC Board of Directors Meeting (lunch) 
By invitation only
1:30 pm to 2:00 pm  Welcome and Introductions
  Hon. Rufus King III, Chief Judge (ret.), Superior Court, District of Columbia
Hon. Wilfredo Martinez, County Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (Orlando)
Hon. Charles W. McCoy, Presiding Judge, Superior Court, Los Angeles County
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm  Lessons on Leadership in Dangerous Times
  Hug the Monster: Four Practical Ways to Attack the Recession1
  Executive Problem-Solving: Working Technical /Adaptive Challenges2
4:30 pm to 7:30 pm   Hosted Vendor Reception and Cocktail Party
Evening Dinner on Your Own
   
Thursday, October 29   
8:00 am to 8:30 am  Continental Breakfast
8:30 am to 10:00 am Building Productive Judicial and Staff Teams
10:00 am to 10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am to 11:45 am Building Relationship and Organization Trust in Courts3
12Noon to 1:30 pm    Topic:  Mentoring and Court Leadership Development (hosted lunch)
Susan Myers, Executive Coach
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm  Innovation and Change in the Court Environment4
3:00 pm to 3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm to 4:30 pm Innovation and Change in the Court Environment (continued)
4:30 pm Adjourn
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm  NCMC Members’ Meeting:  Act on Board of Directors’ Proposals
6:30 pm Reception and Cocktail Party (no host)
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Hosted Dinner
   
Friday, October 30  
8:00 am to 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am to 10:00 am Motivating Judges without Intimidation
10:00 am to 10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am to 11:45 am  Motivating Staff without Money5
12Noon to 2:00 pm Topic:  Leadership Tips for Tough Times (hosted lunch)
  Speaker:  Mary McQueen, President, National Center for State Courts
Speaker:  Hon. William Dressel, President, National Judicial College
2:15 pm to 4:00 pm  Problem Scenarios:  Addressing Your Problems with New Learnings
4:00 pm  Adjourn
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm  NCMC Board of Directors’ Meeting
   
   

1Adaptations for urban court leaders from the Survivors Club, Ben Sherwood, Grand Central Publishing Company, New York, NY. (2009).

2Adaptations for urban court leaders from Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading, Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA (2002).

3Adaptations for urban court leaders from the Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything, Stephen M.R. Covey, Free Press, New York, NY (2006).

4Adaptations for urban court leaders from Leading Change, John P. Kotter, Harvard Business Press, Boston MA. (1996); and Good to Great and the Social Sectors, Jim Collins, Harper Collins Publishing Company, New York, NY (2005).

5Adaptations for urban court leaders from The Twelve Elements of Great Managing, Rod Wagner and James Harter, Gallop Press, New York, NY (2006).