Key Takeaways (Notes from the Meeting)

Set clear standards

Surround yourself with great people

Understanding the other person's “why” leads to compromise and shared success

Being a good leader looks different at different times - getting the work done vs. social aspects (events, fundraising)

Transition planning is important - put everything in writing and make sure it’s ahead of time

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should

Great leaders recognize when someone else could be more effective - especially delegating

Know your stuff - be an expert and know your facts. Keep it succinct and brief.

Plan ahead long before anything happens

We all make mistakes, but make sure you learn from them

Don’t mistake action for communication - sometimes you do things that easily go unknown. People don’t always see and understand what you’re doing unless you put it out there.

Never view what you do as a job, your impact extends way beyond.

Be involved in your community

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• Things no one told me about being Republican Leader
• You get nearly 700 Employees and all their HR issues
• We were running a monthly and annual Caucus deficit.
• Through strong cost saving efforts, and realignment we cut 79 Employees and increased our average pay to be equivalent to the market

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• Our Caucus Reserves are now the largest, and our employees are competitively compensated now.
• We have fewer employees and costs than the House Democrats who essentially have the same number of members.

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• Real Legislative Progress
• The most successful legislative cycle occurred during the 2019-2020 cycle.
• Understanding the other persons “Why” leads to compromise and shared success
• Harrisburg was not Washington DC style politics then

• Key take aways: Being a good Leader is fundamentally different at different times. I thrived during 19-20 because I didn’t have to do the social side of the job.
• Just because you could, doesn’t mean you should.
• Great Leaders recognize when someone else could be more effective.

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• Mistakes we all make them!
• We Don’t all learn from them.
• Don’t mistake Action for Communication. We speak when we Legislate.

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