NCSL Legislative Video Resource Center

Working in the legislature can be intense with long hours, looming deadlines and competing priorities. Patrick Sullivan, director of Montana's State Professional Development Center, is an expert on how to prevent this hectic environment from leading to a siloed team. Whether you are a new or veteran staffer, learn more about the context of the inward mindset as it applies to workplace culture and how you can have an impact on the effectiveness of your team.

In a year that seemed doomed to disease and economic ruin, legislative leaders found themselves on the adventure of a lifetime—and made history in the process. As the pandemic and protests swept through the country, keepers of the institution grasped their gavels, dusted off their Mason’s Manuals and governed in a most 21st-century way. Legislative and staff leaders tell their stories of motivation and ingenuity, answer questions about running sessions during a pandemic and share how they continue to lead beyond crisis.

States pay for and manage a variety of programs to serve military veterans, active-duty service members and military families. Learn about state benefits and services to veterans and the ways states help connect veterans to federal resources. Areas addressed include employment, mental health services, education, housing and veterans’ treatment courts. Learn about efforts to minimize land use conflicts and encroachment around bases and state military structures, including Adjutants General, state military commissions and the National Guard. Speakers are Jim Reed and Jennifer Schultz, NCSL.