Transformation of Leadership: Creating a Shared Vision for Stakeholders.

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1 Transformation of Leadership: Creating a Shared Vision for Stakeholders.

2 Problem Solving Court Team Leadership in the Staffing, in the Courtroom, among the Stakeholders and in the Community. Judge Jeffrey B. Ford Circuit Judge 6 th Judicial Circuit Judge John T. Phillips Chief Circuit Judge 19 th Judicial Circuit Justice Kathryn E. Zenoff Appellate Court Justice 2 nd District Appellate Court Judge Elizabeth A. Robb Chief Circuit Judge (Retired) 11 th Judicial Circuit

3 Leadership is accomplished in many differing styles: Like this Full Metal Jacket Or, perhaps this The Godfather Or maybe even this Animal House Or, dare we, And Justice for All But consider this Dead Poet s Society

4 Leadership Styles: Gunnery Sgt Hartman in Full Metal Jacket? Don Corleone in the Godfather? Bluto and Otter in Animal House? Judge Francis Rayford (Jack Warden) in And Justice for All? John Keating (Robin Williams) in Dead Poet s Society.

5 Leadership Leadership vs Management Philosophy of Leadership vs Mechanics of Leadership The concept of Servant Leadership Robert Greenleaf: Giving priority to the needs of others Problem Solving Courts and Servant Leadership

6 Servant Leader Characteristics Judge Samuel Thumma & Sara Beene Listening Striving to Understand Foresight Healing Awareness Persuasion Conceptualization Stewardship Commitment to the Growth of People All leading to Building Community.

7 The Illinois Supreme Court apparently agrees that building community is a good thing. A new Committee Commentary to SCR 64 on a Judge s extrajudicial activities indicates: A judge may serve on a committee that includes other judges and members of the community for the purpose of developing programs or initiatives aimed at improving the outcomes for juveniles involved in the juvenile court system or adults in the criminal justice system. Such programs may include diversion, restorative justice and problem-solving court programs, among others.

8 Judge Jeff Ford Team Leadership by Team Members

9 Team MUST keep its sense of mission and commitment

10 Team members MUST understand each other s roles

11 Team members MUST maintain a working knowledge of relevant issues, including: addiction mental illness, other co-occurring disorders, pharmacology, and drug testing.

12 Team members MUST KNOW, FOLLOW and USE evidence based practices (EBP) and services.

13 Team members MUST accept the responsibility to promote the value and benefits of Problem Solving Courts (PSC) to members of the Criminal Justice community.

14 Team members MUST accept a duty to promote public understanding of PSC concepts.

15 Team members should maintain an oversight (steering) committee

16 PSC MUST be open to all eligible persons and MUST NOT discriminate. Eligibility is NOT the likelihood of success.

17 Team members MUST stay abreast of research in their professional roles and in all matters that may affect the success of the PSC.

18 PSCs SHOULD actively monitor their program and regularly have external evaluations.

19 Justice Kathryn Zenoff: Team Leadership in Forming a Mental Health Court

20 Using a Community Task Force to Create a Mental Health Court Seeing the Problem Identifying it as a Community Problem Bringing in ALL stakeholders and a myriad of Leaders Determining the Process

21 Steps to a Successful Collaborative A Joint Vision Listening Always forward looking For the good of the Community Building Public Trust Benefitting individuals, organizations and groups

22 Taking Leadership to Scale Finding Opportunities in State and National Organizations to benefit your PSC National Judges Criminal Justice/Mental Health Leadership Initiative Kennedy Forum Illinois

23 Judge John Phillips Servant Leader concepts at work in a Veterans Court.

24 Team Members Striving to Understand Empathy Recruiting Peer Mentors training Mentors the Mentor s role preserving your mentoring program the coining at graduation or at the final court appearance

25 The Judge Striving to Understand Empathy The Judge and Team practicing Awareness Differences from other Problem Solving Courts Importance of respect Becoming the CO Learning the lingo Knowing where they ve been

26 Healing in Veterans Courts Think about using service dogs The Court House Dog Foundation Mitchell a/k/a Mitch in the 19th Circuit

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28 More healing in Veterans Court Quilts of Valor Foundation Team and Community involvement Presentation at graduations

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30 Team Stewardship in all Problem Solving Courts Having an on-going source of discretionary funds 501 c (3) organizations Ability to fund incentives, non-covered medical/dental expenses, family needs, housing, non-covered treatment, and training Discretionary donations in negotiated pleas Experience in the 19th Circuit

31 The Team as a key to Persuasion & Building Community Involving your County s Veterans Assistance Commission (VAQ) Meeting everyone that you can in your VA network Knowing about nearby Vet Centers Speaking to veteran and community groups Attending key stakeholder events Making your PSC visible

32 How to be visible PSC graduation ceremony invitations Chambers of Commerce Exchange Clubs, Rotary Clubs VFW American Legion Navy Leagues Marine Corps groups Fraternal organizations County Boards

33 Questions?

34 Kathryn E. Zenoff, Justice Appellate Court Justice 2 nd District Appellate Court kzenoff@illinoiscourts.gov Jeffrey B. Ford, Judge Circuit Judge Sixth Judicial Circuit jford@co.champaign.il.us John T. Phillips, Chief Judge 19 th Judicial Circuit jphillips@lakecountyil.gov