In Session: Leading the Judiciary

About In Session: Leading the Judiciary

In Session: Leading the Judiciary is an audio podcast designed to bring cutting-edge thinking about public- and private-sector leadership to the attention of judiciary executives. Each episode includes a conversation with one or more thought leaders whose research and expertise are relevant to the work of executives in the federal courts.

Publisher

FJC

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Feb 2018

Latest episode

5 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

15 of 55 episodes have a transcript.

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   5 Aug 2026

   Episode 52: How to Prepare for an Aging Workforce

   As experienced employees retire and fewer younger workers are available to step in to replace them, organizations risk losing critical knowledge faster than they can retain it. Our guest, Dan Pontefract, argues that leaders must be ready for this moment. In The Future of Work Is Grey, he shows how age confers unique strengths, such as deep expertise, steady reliability, and adaptive thinking—and why leaders who recognize and integrate those qualities will be the ones whose organizations stay resilient. Dan is a leadership and corporate culture strategist with twenty years of experience in senior roles at SAP, TELUS, and Business Objects. He has since advised organizations like Salesforce, Virgin Media O2, and Nestlé. An award‑winning author of five leadership books, he also writes for Forbes and Harvard Business Review, teaches at the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business, and has earned honors including the Thinkers50 Radar list and HR Weekly’s 100 Most Influential People in HR.

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   3 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 51: Leaders’ Role in Workplace Wellbeing

   Drs. Patricia Grabarek and Katina Sawyer discuss how leaders cultivate thriving workplace cultures that boost retention and employee wellbeing in this interview.

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   1 Apr 2026

   Episode 50: Beyond Accountability: Rethinking How We Lead

   Great workplaces aren’t built on blame—they’re built on clarity, connection, and the courage to own our impact. In this episode, Dr. David C. Tate offers a fresh perspective on accountability as a catalyst for stronger leadership, healthier collaboration, and more intentional organizational cultures. His work guides teams and institutions toward more mindful, connected, and high‑performing ways of working. A licensed clinical psychologist, professionally certified coach, organizational consultant, and Yale professor, Dr. Tate champions a human‑centered model of conscious accountability that deepens trust and sharpens focus. He is the co‑author of Conscious Accountability: Deepen Connection, Elevate Results, which encourages leaders to examine themselves and their relationships more fully.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 51: Leaders’ Role in Workplace Wellbeing

Published 3 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But those are not a substitute for the day-to-day in and out of your work. And so if your workplace is more toxic or even just neutral, it's not fulfilling its obligations to supporting employee well-being from the inside out. So we talk about this like a cake. If you had a really gross cake that was baked with bad ingredients, you'd have to put a lot of icing on it to make it taste better. But people are going to know that the icing is there to cover up the bad cake. And we see a lot of organizations doing something similar with wellness offerings. Hey, look, it really stinks to work here, but look at all this icing that we put on top of it to try to make this taste better. […]

Who has been a guest on In Session: Leading the Judiciary

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jennifer Moss
• Dr Andrew Brodsky
• Steven Rogelberg
• Amy Gallo
• Elias Aboujaoude

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

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Quality

38

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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