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Legislative Directors: Improve Your Working Relationships & Results
On Friday, December 10, join CMF and Lloyd Raines for "Develop Your Emotional Intelligence: Improve Your Working Relationships & Results". In this program, LDs will learn how to
sharpen your self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, & relationship management.
This program is open to Legislative Directors ONLY. To register, contact RSVP@cmfweb.org or call 202-546-0100.
CMF's work to enhance the professional development of congressional staff is made possible through the generous support of State Farm Insurance, The Mercatus Center, BlackBerry and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Welcome New Members of Congress and Staff!
If you are wondering "Now what?" CMF is here to help!
On Wednesday, November 17 from 8am to 4pm, CMF hosted a workshop for the aides of Members-elect: "Navigating the First 90 Days." Workshop panels are comprised of Democratic and Republican Chiefs of
Staff who will offer critical guidance on making a successful transition
to Congress.
Download the handouts:  2010-first-90-days-handouts (1.6 MB)
You can also visit our Freshman Resource Center.
New Members, Avoid These Office Mistakes
"Former Speaker Tip O’Neill (D-Mass.) once said, “It’s easier to run for
office than to run the office.” Running a campaign and creating a
Congressional office are vastly different tasks. Setting up a House or
Senate office includes all the challenges of starting a small business
with all the red tape of a bureaucracy...Here are 10 mistakes to avoid:" Read more
Closing a Congressional Office
Whether your Member is retiring, defeated or running for another office, closing a congressional office is a challenge.
In an effort to help make this difficult undertaking more manageable, CMF offers Closing a Congressional Office, a guide written specifically for Chiefs of Staff with best practices and tips from other Chiefs who have gone through the process.
Download Closing a Congressional Office: closing-congr-office-2010
(300 K)
Featured Resources
Honing Your Leadership Skills
CMF and Lloyd Raines hosted "Leadership Stage Development: What stage are you in? " for Chiefs of Staff. In this program, Chiefs learned how to successfully transition from manager to leader, leverage your greatest leadership potential and specific action steps to improve your effectiveness as a leader.
Download the handouts: 2010-cos_ldrshp-dev_handouts (775 KB)
Communicating with Distressed Constituents
The California Psychological Association created “A Legislator’s Guide: Communicating with Distressed Constituents,” which translates well to the challenges Members of Congress and congressional staff face when assisting constituents at the federal level. Read more
Become One of the Best Congressional Websites
 CMF recently hosted a training program on how to improve your congressional website, made possible through support given to CMF by Cisco, Fleishman-Hillard, GSL Solutions, and GovTrends. For more information and to download the handouts, visit CMF's Partnership For A More Perfect Union Gold Mouse Training Page.
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