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Battling Burnout: Strategies for Less Stress and Better Health

Feeling stressed out after a year like no other? Heavier workloads and uneven work-life balance have pushed many staff to their limit. Learn about the signs of burnout and proven, practical strategies for managing it, both for yourself and your team. Speaker: Former U.S. Congressman Brian Baird.

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How to Keep Great Staff for a Stronger Institution

Retaining staff talent and expertise helps the legislature remain a strong, effective institution. But as employers, legislatures must battle strong headwinds right now: crushing workloads, tight timeframes, remote work, changing technology, negative public perception and employee burnout. Discover how to take on the topic of retention and hear strategies that you can use in your own legislative workplace. Speakers include Amber Clayton, Society for Human Resource Management, and Trent Burner, Society for Human Resource Management.

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Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration

Is civility really a virtue? Or is it a covert demand for conformity that silences dissent? University of Oxford Professor Teresa M. Bejan sheds light on the subject, based on her "penetrating and sophisticated" book, "Mere Civility." She's filmed a popular Ted Talk, been interviewed on podcasts and has been featured in media outlets from BBC Radio to The New York Times.

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Let's Binge-Watch the Legislative Channel!

Consider whether your state should join the growing number with a dedicated public affairs network. Leaders of three networks talk about operations and funding, advantages and challenges of networks, and what the future holds. Watch examples of programming, get a behind-the-scenes look at operations and find out more about lessons learned during the pandemic. Speakers include Megan Wycuff, The Ohio Channel, Renee Radcliff Sinclair, TVW, and William Bevacqua, The Connecticut Democracy Center.

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Legacy Knowledge Know-How in a Remote World

Legislative staffers are the keepers of institutional knowledge, a legacy sometimes unwritten and often passed from one generation to the next. But how do you effectively hand it down with new limits on side-by-side learning and in-person sharing? One answer: knowledge management, a practice that ensures all organizational information is identified and housed in a deliberate way. Learn more about this valuable technique and how it can help keep institutional knowledge alive. Speakers include Christina Miracle Finch, Congressional Research Service and Teresa Wilt, Nevada Legislative Library.

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