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		<title>Connect With Your Team by Keeping Them &#8220;In the Loop&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Russell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>#76 Keep Them “In the Loop” Keep your team in the loop on issues they need to know about. Whenever possible, bring individuals into the loop who express an interest in an issue. Doing so helps people to feel prepared for what&#8217;s ahead, which reduces stress and increases engagement. This is the seventy-sixth post in [&#8230;]</p>
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<h3>#76 Keep Them “In the Loop”</h3>
<p>Keep your team in the loop on issues they need to know about. Whenever possible, bring individuals into the loop who express an interest in an issue. Doing so helps people to feel prepared for what&#8217;s ahead, which reduces stress and increases engagement.</p>
<p><em>This is the seventy-sixth post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.” The series highlights language, attitudes and behaviors that help you connect with others. Although the language, attitudes and behaviors focus on application in the workplace, you will see that they also apply to your relationships at home and in the community.</em></p>
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