Do I Really Need to Congratulate That Politician?: Building Working Relationships with Lawmakers Who Make You Cringe
Lisa Hazirjian, Ph.D., Win Together Consulting
Back in November, I published this blog encouraging nonprofit leaders to begin building relationships with elected officials by sending an email congratulating them on their victory. I was surprised and delighted by how much traffic and praise the blog generated. Yet the response I found myself thinking about the most was this question left on LinkedIn by my colleague Veronica LaFemina: