Convening During the Coronavirus
By Thom Little, Ph.D. America is a representative democracy. Voters elect people who meet together to debate and discuss bills and then vote in the interests of their constituents. [...]
The Time That Has Been Given to Us
By Thom Little, Ph.D. Like most of you, I am now spending the vast majority of my time at home. However, I have been doing this a bit longer [...]
Leading Through Crisis
By Thom Little, Ph.D. Last Fall, SLLF hosted “Testing Your Mettle: Leading Through Crisis” at the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas where we examined how US Presidents [...]
Framing America’s Future: The Importance of Compromise
By Thom Little, Ph.D. For several months now, all of us at the State Legislative Foundation have been focused on our first educational program of 2020, Framing America’s Future, to [...]
The Listener of the House!
By Thom Little, Ph.D. This past weekend, SLLF held its last meeting of the year, the Board Meeting and Leadership Roundtable, in beautiful Clearwater Beach, Florida. It is always [...]
Getting to Know You: The Value of Time Together
By Thom Little Ph.D. In my last blog, I introduced you to Donna Red Wing and Bob Vanderplatt and the power of a simple cup of coffee to break [...]
Bridging the Divide with Just a Cup of Coffee
By Thom Little, Ph.D. America is a divided nation. Everybody knows that. Everything we read and everything we hear or watch tells us that. We disagree on policies. We [...]
Governor “Butch” Otter’s Four C’s of Decisionmaking
By Thom Little, Ph.D Coming to you from Gate B18 at the Boise Airport in Boise, Idaho, headed home after a great couple of days at the 7th annual [...]
Finding Your Passion: Could Public Service Be Your Second Mountain?
By Thom Little, Ph.D. When my daughter Virginia was five years old, we signed her up for one-week ballet camp during the summer. We knew she loved to dance [...]
Responsible Leadership in The Jayhawk State: Mixing Oil and Water
By Thom Little, Ph.D. This weekend more than forty state legislative leaders from across the country will gather at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum for SLLF’s [...]