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Too long. Too much talking. Unfocused. Unproductive. Hill staffers, like many other workers, are far from enthusiastic about meetings. However, on Friday May 20, 2016, organizational consultant Merianne Liteman proved to House senior staff that this doesn't necessarily need to be the case.

The refrain that "Congress is broken" has been repeated so often in recent years that reporting the opposite would make for a much more controversial statement. It is a 'truth' that long ago lodged itself into the body of common knowledge, and is one that can now be invoked unquestioned. Yet this is a simplistic assessment and, like in any complex situation, the truth is much more nuanced. Americans don't get the full picture of Congress, nor do they often get to hear ideas for genuinely making the institution more effective.