But they can be useful in helping people in the organization feel more accepted and less isolated. They provide opportunities for people with similarities to come together and offer each other encouragement, advice and ways to better serve the organization and community. They can also provide the organization with a better understanding of people s concerns, as they are reflected in the feedback that the network may provide. What s important is that people value and accept their membership in the organization first, and their membership in any subset of the organization like a network second. The primary focus of the organization is always ALL people in the organization.
Networks can be a helpful step in achieving and maintaining that focus.
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