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In Session: Leading the Judiciary – Episode 30: How Recognizing Bias, Headwinds, and Tailwinds Lifts Everyone in an Organization (Including You)

Dolly Chugh

December 7, 2022

In part two of our discussion with author Dolly Chugh, we discuss how unconscious bias reveals itself in non-verbal ways, signaling feelings and beliefs we don’t intend to convey. Dr. Dolly Chugh, author of The Person You Mean to Be, How Good People Fight Bias, says this “leakage” often occurs during times of stress and in fast-moving environments. Dolly says taking the time to consider influential aspects of our own and others’ identities and acting with intention can help us to consistently convey who we mean to be. Part one, Good-ish to Great: How the Best Leaders Continue to Grow, was released October 11, 2022.

In Session: Leading the Judiciary – Episode 29: Good-ish to Great: How the Best Leaders Continue to Grow

Dolly Chugh

October 11, 2022

Author Dr. Dolly Chugh discusses how striving for good keeps leaders and organizations from being better.

In Session: Leading the Judiciary – Episode 28: The Power of Expectation: Mindset Does Matter

David Robson

August 3, 2022

David Robson, author of the The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your World, explains the science behind how what we think will happen changes what does happen. Leaders who understand and leverage the mind-body connection can enhance their own and others’ focus and increase engagement and workplace performance.

David Robson graduated from Cambridge University and is a science writer featured in publications like the Atlantic and the Washington Post. In 2021 he received awards from the Association of British Science Writers and the UK Medical Journalists' Association for his writing on misinformation and risk communication during the COVID pandemic.

Robson edited for New Scientist and was a senior writer for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). He is also the author of The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes, released in 2019.

Off Paper – Episode 23: A Conversation with Chief U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officer Wade Warren (Ret., D.N.D.)

Mark A. Sherman, Wade Warren

July 8, 2022

Wade Warren, retired Chief U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officer from the District of North Dakota, discusses the changes he has seen and spearheaded during his 25 years in service, along with lessons learned from 28 years of service in the Army National Guard, which included deployment to Iraq. Wade was an early adopter of evidence-based practice and worked to implement it in partnership with Canadian counterparts and researchers. He received the AO Director’s Leadership Award for his efforts to destigmatize officer stress and trauma, create opportunities for officers to seek help, and make officer wellness a national priority.

In Session: Leading the Judiciary – Episode 27: Dealing with Disruption

Henna Inam

June 1, 2022

Henna Inam, author of Wired for Disruption: The Five Shifts in Agility to Lead in the Future of Work, identifies five innate agilities we can develop to help us lead during times of disruption and prepare organizations for success in the new workplace.

Listen to Henna’s Transformational Leadership podcast, which covers topics such as building resilience and growing focus. Browse Henna’s website for additional resources on leading during disruption.

Off Paper – Episode 22: Reentry Research at the DOJ’s National Institute of Justice – A Conversation with Dr. Marie Garcia

Mark A. Sherman, Ruth Marie Garcia

April 29, 2022

Dr. Marie Garcia is a Senior Social Science Analyst at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice. She is co-author, with Jay Whetzel and Scott Anders, of the article “All Hands on Deck! Toward a Reentry-Centered Vision for Federal Probation,” published in the December 2020 issue of Federal Probation. In this episode of Off Paper, Dr. Garcia and host Mark Sherman discuss the outcomes of NIJ’s many years of reentry research and how those outcomes translate to the reentry-centered, holistic, systems-oriented approach to probation and pretrial practice recommended in the Federal Probation article.

In Session: Leading the Judiciary – Episode 26: Caring Leaders Get Results

Heather Younger

April 6, 2022

Heather Younger, author of The Art of Caring Leadership: How Leading with Heart Uplifts Teams and Organizations, describes nine aspects of caring leadership and why they are essential to organizational success.

Other episodes on topics mentioned in this episode include:

Off Paper – Episode 21: A Reentry-Centered Approach to U.S. Probation & Pretrial Services

Mark A. Sherman

February 28, 2022

Jay Whetzel, criminal justice consultant and former Probation Administrator at AOUSC, Scott Anders, Director of the St. Louis (Mo.) County Jail and former Chief U.S. Probation Officer, and Marie Garcia, Senior Social Science Analyst at the DOJ National Institute of Justice, talk about their article “All Hands on Deck! Toward a Reentry-Centered Vision for Federal Probation,” published in the December 2020 issue of Federal Probation. The article describes a holistic approach to reentry work, from pretrial through presentence and postconviction. Chris Dozier, retired Chief U.S. Pretrial Services Officer for the district of New Jersey, describes why she believes that “Reentry Begins at Arrest,” and Clark Porter, former inmate now M.S.W. and Community Resource Specialist for the Eastern District of Missouri U.S. Probation office, shares his reentry experience and what he thinks could make the process better for others.

In Session: Leading the Judiciary – Episode 25: Humility: An Essential Leadership Trait

Marilyn Gist

February 2, 2022

Marilyn Gist, author of The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility: Thriving Organizations and Great Results, discusses the six key leader qualities that demonstrate humility, and the positive impact they have on organizations and the people in them.

Off Paper – Episode 20: Demystifying Training and Education in U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services

Mark A. Sherman, Raquel Wilson, Stephanie Denton, Robin K. Grimes, Julie Capsambelis, January Welks

January 14, 2022

To officers, understanding how they are trained and educated, and finding the right training opportunity among those offered by multiple agencies and actors can be confusing. Educators from the Federal Probation and Pretrial Academy, the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and the Federal Judicial Center discuss the training and education available to help officers navigate the complex issues they face every day, and to also help officers remain successful throughout their careers. Stephanie Denton, Chief of the Training and Safety Division of the Probation and Pretrial Services Office at the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and Raquel Wilson, Director of Education and Sentencing Practice at the U.S. Sentencing Commission, join Mark Sherman, Assistant Division Director of Probation and Pretrial Services Education at the Federal Judicial Center, to untangle the what, where, and why of Probation and Pretrial Services Officer training and education. Also featured in this episode are Training Specialist Julie Capsambelis (Florida Middle Probation Office), Special Offender Specialist and Training Coordinator January Welks (Connecticut Probation Office), and Chief U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officer Robin Grimes (Ohio Northern Probation Office).

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