Leadership and Negotiation Skill-Building Workshop for Senate Legislative Directors
about the workshop
“Tools for Next Level Leaders” by Scott Eblin; President, The Eblin Group, Inc.
Making the shift from technical expert to leader is a difficult but critical transition in any career. With the pressure and expectations coming from multiple directions, making that shift is particularly difficult on Capitol Hill.
In his interactive presentation, “Tools for Next Level Leaders,” executive coach, author and leadership strategist Scott Eblin will share what he’s learned in helping successful people make the transition from expert to leader. Based on his book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success, Scott Eblin will present a straightforward model of leadership presence and practical, simple and applicable tools that you can use immediately to increase your effectiveness as a leader.
“Negotiating in the Political Context” by Merrick Hoben; Director, Consensus Building Institute;
Rob Fersh; President, Convergence; Randy Brandt; Senior Fellow, Convergence
Legislative Directors negotiate every day – with their
Members, with their own staff, other offices, constituency groups, and
across the aisle. Many could benefit from a clear framework and
practical skill set to gain meaningful results. This two hour hands-on
workshop will strengthen your understanding of key negotiation steps,
best practice, and useful strategies to improve your outcomes. We will
also explore how specific negotiation approaches could improve the
working environment in which Legislative staff operate.
workshop details
A Leadership and Negotiation Skill-Building Workshop
Friday, October 23
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Dirksen 430
Agenda
9:30 a.m. Continental breakfast
10:00 a.m. Workshop: “Tools for Next Level Leaders”
by Scott Eblin; President, The Eblin Group, Inc. and author of The Next Level
12:00 p.m. Lunch served
12:30 p.m. Keynote speaker. Chuck Todd of NBC News
1:45 p.m. Break
2:00 p.m. Workshop: “Negotiating in the Political Context”
by Merrick Hoben; Director, Consensus Building Institute;
Rob Fersh; President, Convergence; Randy Brandt; Senior Fellow, Convergence
4:00 p.m. Conclusion
Conducted by the Congressional Management Foundation
Funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts
The Senate Ethics Committee has given an oral opinion that the program
appears to fit within the ethics rules. Any LD who desires additional
guidance can contact Tremayne Bunaugh at 224-2981 or tremayne_bunaugh@ethics.senate.gov.
about the presenters
Randy Brandt is Senior Fellow of Convergence, a new non-profit
organization dedicated to catalyzing and implementing consensus-based
solutions to important U.S. domestic and international policy issues.
Prior to Convergence, he was Senior Advisor to the Ambassador at Large
for International Religious Freedom, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights,
and Labor, at the U.S. Department of State. He served as Deputy Staff
Director and Counsel for the Senate Republican Conference from
2005-2006 and as Counsel to U.S. Senator Rick Santorum from 1999-2005.
He was Legislative Counsel to U.S. Rep. Mark Souder from 1997-1999 and
Legislative Assistant to Rep. Phil English, 1996-1997. He has been a
Member of the Pennsylvania Bar since 1996. He is currently a Masters
Candidate at Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution of Pepperdine
University School of Law where he earned his JD.
Scott Eblin is the co-founder and president of The Eblin Group, Inc., a leadership development and strategy firm that supports organizations in ensuring the success of their executive level leaders. Through his work as an executive coach, leadership strategist, speaker and author, Scott has become known as a thought leader in identifying the behaviors that executives need to pick up and let go as they transition into new and larger roles.
Featured on ABC News and in Investor’s Business Daily, the Washington Post and Harvard Management Update, Scott is a former Fortune 500 executive, with a coaching client list that runs the gamut from Astra Zeneca to Walt Disney. He is the author of The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success which Business Book Review calls a “fascinating read” that “is full of potentially career-saving advice.”
Scott is a graduate of Davidson College and holds a masters degree in public administration from Harvard University. Scott has a certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University and is a member of the faculty for that program. He also holds the designation of Professional Certified Coach from the International Coach Federation.
He blogs regularly on leadership “news you can use” at the Next Level Blog (www.scotteblin.typepad.com) and writes the Executive Coach column for Government Executive magazine’s web site (www.govexec.com).
Rob Fersh serves as CEO of Convergence, a new non-profit
organization dedicated to catalyzing and implementing consensus-based
solutions to important U.S. domestic and international policy issues.
For five years prior, until April 2009, he served as Executive Director
of Search for Common Ground-USA and its U.S. Consensus Council. Prior
to joining SFCG, Rob served twelve years as President of the Food
Research and Action Center. Rob served on the staffs of three
Congressional committees before joining FRAC, including the Senate
Budget Committee (under Chairman Edmund Muskie), and the Senate and
House Agriculture Committees, working for Senator Patrick Leahy and
Representative Leon Panetta, respectively. Rob also served during the
Carter administration as Assistant to the Administrator of USDA’s Food
and Nutrition Service, the agency in charge of all federal food
assistance programs. Prior to that, he was counsel and policy analyst
for the American Public Welfare Association (now the American Public
Human Service Association). He was a 1994 recipient of the Prudential
Foundation Prize for Non-Profit Leadership. Rob holds a law degree from
Boston University and an undergraduate degree in Industrial and Labor
Relations from Cornell University.
Merrick Hoben is Director of the Consensus Building Institute Washington DC Regional Office -- a not-for-profit organization that provides mediation and dispute system design services to public and private clients worldwide. Mr. Hoben has eight years of experience helping to guide complex public dispute resolution processes including conflict assessment, facilitation and mediation of multi-party issues. His expertise in consensus building has focused on land use planning, environmental health, and resource management. Domestically, his work encompasses collaborative resource management and leadership training with federal agencies as well as assisting local governments with the management of complex land use and public resource dilemmas. Mr. Hoben also serves as faculty for the Lincoln Institute for Land Use Policy’s Land Use Mediation course series, taught throughout the United States and Latin America. Mr. Hoben completed his M.S. in Resource Policy and Behavior from the University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment in 1999, and his mediation training at Harvard Law School, 2001.
Chuck Todd was named Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News in December 2008. He became NBC News’ political director in March 2007. He also serves as contributing editor to "Meet the Press" and NBC News' on-air political analyst for "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," "Today," and MSNBC, including "Hardball with Chris Matthews."
In addition to his on-air analysis, Todd has been responsible for all aspects of the network’s political coverage, including maintaining contact with the campaigns and serving as the point person for political news and information. He is also the editor of "First Read," NBC’s must-read guide to political news and trends in and around Washington, D.C., writes weekly analysis columns for MSNBC.com, and hosts regular online politics discussions on Newsvine. He is based in NBC News' bureau in Washington, D.C.
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