Apex, from the Latin root, means peak or summit. Geographically, the apex is the highest possible point you can reach. Isn’t that what you want for your organization? NIC’s Achieving Performance Excellence (APEX) initiative can help. APEX is all about initiating, managing, and sustaining...
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Tom Reid
on Wed, Feb 6 2013
Filed under: leadership development, Organizational Culture, organizational development, Performance Based Measurement System, Policy, staff performance enhancement, Highlight on NIC, spotlight on NIC, APEX, Change Management
Building the Model and Beginning the Journey is the first book in the APEX series for Achieving Performance Excellence, providing an overview of the APEX Journey—a roadmap for correctional agencies to use as they begin an organizational change initiative. Each of the eight domains in the APEX Public...
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Susan Powell
on Mon, Jan 30 2012
Filed under: leadership development, Organizational Culture, organizational development, APEX
The new title Putting the Pieces Together: Practical Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices is now available at the NIC Information Center Library . From the Forward by Director Morris L. Thigpen: Now that the term “evidence-based practice” (EBP) has become part of the professional dialogue...
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S. Cairns
on Thu, Mar 24 2011
Filed under: Training, Organizational Culture, Inmate Behavior Management, organizational development, community corrections, advisory board, Executive, management development
Looking to build your cadre of Senior Level Leaders as you face succession planning challenges? The check out NIC's Blended Correctional Leadership Development (CLD) series! What is blended CLD? It's a "blend" of training and development strategies (face to face sessions, distance work...
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Leslie LeMaster
on Wed, Apr 7 2010
Filed under: Training, leadership development, senior level leader development, Parole, Small Jails, blended delivery, Jails, Sheriffs, Large Jails, Organizational Culture, NIC, organizational development, prisons, community corrections