[inaudible] the committee will come to order without objection. the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. i now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. i won t use all five. earlier this year. this committee made a conscious decision to explore some topics that aren t always easy to discuss. it s one thing to acknowledge conflict in the workplace is unpleasant, but it s quite another to really dig into that unpleasantness to ask why it exists and what we can do to address it. these conversations are hard because they force us to consider our own actions and to think about the roles we play in an institution that has become increasingly polarized. none of us want to shoulder the blame for congress is low approval ratings, but every member bears responsibility as uh one of our witnesses shoulder richards has said there s never been a drop of rain that believed it was responsible for the flood. i thought of that on my walk to
[inaudible] the committee will come to order without objection. the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. i now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. i won t use all five. earlier this year. this committee made a conscious decision to explore some topics that aren t always easy to discuss. it s one thing to acknowledge conflict in the workplace is unpleasant, but it s quite another to really dig into that unpleasantness to ask why it exists and what we can do to address it. these conversations are hard because they force us to consider our own actions and to think about the roles we play in an institution that has become increasingly polarized. none of us want to shoulder the blame for congress is low approval ratings, but every member bears responsibility as uh one of our witnesses shoulder richards has said there s never been a drop of rain that believed it was responsible for the flood. i thought of that on my walk to
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collaborative and civil work environment. this is two hours. ds of leadership development, and workplace civility. [inaudible] the committee will come to order without objection. the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. i now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. i won t use all five. earlier this year. this committee made a conscious decision to explore some topics that aren t always easy to discuss. it s one thing to acknowledge conflict in the workplace is unpleasant, but it s quite another to really dig into that unpleasantness to ask why it exists and what we can do to address it. these conversations are hard because they force us to consider our own actions and to think about the roles we play in an institution that has become increasingly polarized. none of us want to shoulder the blame for congress is low approval ratings, but every member bears responsibility as uh one of our witnesses shoulder richards has said
a house select committee held a hearing on civility and collaboration in congress. the committee heard from business consultants and ceos in the fields of leadership development, and workplace civility. [inaudible] the committee will come to order without objection. the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. i now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. i won t use all five. earlier this year. this committee made a conscious decision to explore some topics that aren t always easy to discuss. it s one thing to acknowledge conflict in the workplace is unpleasant, but it s quite another to really dig into that unpleasantness to ask why it exists and what we can do to address it. these conversations are hard because they force us to consider our own actions and to think about the roles we play in an institution that has become increasingly polarized. none of us want to shoulder the blame for congress is low approval ratings, b