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    Keeping People “In the Loop”  aka Communication, Communication, Communication

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    He also gives a couple of other GREAT tips:

    “There are a lot of things that people are going to get frustrated about, but being “kept in the loop” is generally not on the top of their list.  And, most people aren’t going to fault you for trying either.”

    And:

    “Information is power!  So, as a leader whose sole purposes are to 1) empower the people I lead and 2) stay in step with the leaders I follow, I need to hand out information as often and as fast as possible.”

    Read his entire post here.

    What can you do to increase the effectiveness of your communication?

    A great piece over at the Access:Elevation blog this morning on Communication. John Bishop, Elevation Church's Ministries Pastor says "If there are multiple ways to say the same thing to the same person or group I take advantage of as many ways as possible. (Call them, email them, write a blog about it, send them a card, set up a meeting, carve it in a block of wood and leave it in their car etc…)

    John says that he is learning that he needs to:
    1. Tell people the information
    2. Ask people if they need clarity, and
    3. Follow-up again with them down the road to make sure they got it.

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    1. Camey on Thu, June 19, 2008

      Definitely worth reading the last few lines. I was in a meeting this morning with one of my bosses (read: more than a boss but a sister in ministry).. I was sharing with her that I am currently training one of our volunteers on different parts of what I do here. By the fact that she has been kept in the loop of communication, she knew why I was doing that. Should we leave G-town, this volunteer will be my suggestion to continue on with those parts without missing a beat. And in fact, I don’t doubt for a single second she will be better at them than I have been. Even if we don’t leave - it’s always smart to have more than one person know how to do things.

    2. Dr. Richard Jolliff on Thu, June 19, 2008

      Great article. I think it was General Grant that would explain battle plans to a private before he would go into battle. He figured if the buck private could repeat the plans back, then everyone else would understand as well.

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