The Community Roundtable

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Managing Teams Who Are Suddenly Remote

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The dramatic spread of COVID-19 is making people scramble. Colleges and Universities are transferring to virtual learning. Employers are shutting offices and encouraging people to work from home in industries where that is possible. Events and conferences are being canceled. People are starting to … [Read more...]

Measuring Networked Leadership

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For many years, I had an uncomfortable relationship with the word 'leadership'. It seemed vague, imprecise and conflated with 'executive', especially in corporate settings. It certainly didn't apply to me. Then I was an executive and I still think of myself as a leader. To me, it felt like the word … [Read more...]

TheCR’s 2020 Research Needs Your Voice. Yes, Again!

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We've been doing the State of Community Management research now for 11 years. That's a long time and every year, the time between each research cycle seems to get shorter - we know it seems like we ask you to participate a lot. But it matters - a lot.I know many people take it one year and not the … [Read more...]

The Role of Communities in Innovation

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Communities play a critical role in innovation. Whether in the middle ages or now cities, in particular, are critical to innovation. Cities are a type of community that produces a high cadence of collisions between a diverse set of individuals. This collision of people and ideas allows people to … [Read more...]

Taking Time to Recharge and Reset

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When I was growing up, my father had a paid sabbatical every seven years. This is common in academic and religious professions but less so in other careers. In those careers, it is provided as a time to study, travel, and reflect so that you can return refreshed. In the community industry, our … [Read more...]

Communities are Modeling the Future of Work

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No one wants to be told what to do. The more someone tells you what to do or believe, the more you will resist — especially if it is something new. I often show people this picture of my daughter as a baby, getting her first spoonful of solid food. Keep that image in your mind as you think of … [Read more...]

September in TheCR Network: Community Technology

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Like so many communities, for TheCR Network September is a period of regrouping and getting back into our routines after the summer. Over the summer we pause a lot of our programming and we typically see our engagement drop a bit as well. September means getting back to regular roundtable calls to … [Read more...]

Ten Years of Community Leadership at TheCR

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I never intended to be an entrepreneur. Today, we are celebrating our 10th anniversary at The Community Roundtable. It seems improbable.  Why DID I agree to start this crazy adventure with Jim Storer? At the time, in 2009, social software was exploding. There was a lot of experimentation going … [Read more...]

The Community Maturity Model™

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The Community Roundtable is 10 years old this spring. One of the first things we did when we started was to create the Community Maturity Model as a way to frame our view of how communities approaches develop over time. The Community Maturity Model™ serves several critical roles. It: Creates … [Read more...]