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		<title>If You Want to Connect, Proactively Help Others</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Russell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>#74 Proactively Help Others Seize opportunities to help others. Send your colleagues any information you come across that affirms the organization&#8217;s Vision, that may help them do their jobs better, that relates to a topic they are interested in, or that may help them in some way outside of work. This is the seventy-fourth post [&#8230;]</p>
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<h3>#74 Proactively Help Others</h3>
<p>Seize opportunities to help others. Send your colleagues any information you come across that affirms the organization&#8217;s Vision, that may help them do their jobs better, that relates to a topic they are interested in, or that may help them in some way outside of work.</p>
<p><em>This is the seventy-fourth 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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