New Leadership

A blended level of NDLI’s training programs is New Leadership. This program is designed for those who have some experience in the basic management skills necessary to any defender program and are seeking to enhance those skills while beginning to develop broader leadership in the political and criminal justice arenas that surround defender programs.

With a balanced emphasis on both internal management skills and external leadership roles, this program is well-suited for: administrators of assigned/appointed counsel systems; new board members in public defense systems; and mid-level managers of public defender offices.

Programs are typically 3 days combining facilitated workshops addressing a current critical incident brought by each participant with interactive educational sessions and skills-training on selected topics.

Upcoming Opportunities

No events are currently scheduled.

Past Seminars

New Leadership: Innovative Skills and Strategies for Effective Public Defense Leadership NDLI 2006
Las Vegas, Nevada
Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - Friday, August 25, 2006

This innovative leadership conference is designed to help you: identify your personal leadership strengths; understand and apply effective leadership practices; generate an action plan for your personal leadership development; articulate a leadership vision grounded in your persosnal and organizational values; appreciate and effectively communicate with varied working styles; understand the importance of and develop effective strategies for proactively managing conflict; and sustain your energy and commitment as a defender leader.

New Leadership: A Defender Conference on Building Leadership and Political Outreach Skills NDLI 2002
Austin, Texas
Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - Saturday, September 21, 2002

Effective leadership requires coalition-building around a shared vision within an organization.  Innovations in public defense leadership and management require internal buy-in as well as external outreach strategies.  This training program is designed to help defender leaders build more support -- both inside and outside the office -- for improved public defense services.  This is not a "talking heads" conference about abstract leadership themes.  Get ready to work!  Each session will present a well-defined set of leadership skills.  By the end of the conference, you will have a better understanding of your own leadership strengths, a clear view of other effective leadership approaches, and a practical plan of action for implementing your ideas to improve public defense at home.

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