After a fantastic TheCR Connect conference, we're looking forward to continuing all of the different conversations that we started as discussions in TheCR Network for the next several months. We joined and heard conversations around a variety of topics including tools & platforms, Centers of … [Read more...]
TheCR Network Wrap Up for September 2019: TheCR Connect
If you're feeling the extra jolt of energy in the community space this week, there is a good reason! We are riding the high of TheCR Connect which took place September 23rd - September 25th in Boston. This one-of-a-kind occasion was filled with first time meetings, reunions, and so many ah-ha … [Read more...]
The Community Roundtable Recognizes Excellence in Community Management with TheCR Awards 2019
Humana, Inc., Heifer International, and Analog Devices, Inc. among global organizations celebrated as leaders in community management. The winners of the fourth annual TheCR Awards were announced Tuesday, September 24, 2019 including innovative community leaders from Pearson, BMC Software, World … [Read more...]
Evaluating Community and Engagement Platforms
Are you evaluating and assessing community or engagement platforms? You are in great company - a lot of people are. This is being driven by shifts in the vendor space, the growing importance of these technologies to organizations, and the maturity of current programs. At The Community Roundtable, … [Read more...]
Podcast: Lisa Allison, Analog Devices, Inc.
Join the community experts at The Community Roundtable as they chat about online community management best practices with a wide range of global community professional. Topics include increasing online audience engagement, finding and leveraging executive stakeholders, defining and calculating … [Read more...]
September in TheCR Network: Community Technology
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...]
Continuous Emotional Learning In A Digital World
Community management is the future of organizational leadership because the field centers emotional intelligence alongside measurable outcomes. With a little time, an approved strategic plan, and a keen awareness of how to navigate emotion in the workplace, communities are growing and producing … [Read more...]
Four Ways To Win Connect: Getting The Most From Your Conference Experience
Even if your bags aren’t quite packed (to be honest I’d be impressed if they were), there is still plenty to plan for this years premier Community conference, TheCR Connect. As a three-year veteran of the event, I thought I’d take a minute to layout four ways to extract the most from your Connect … [Read more...]
Podcast: SOCM 2019 Highlight – Communities Propel Engagement
Welcome to the latest episode in our community management podcast series, “Conversations with Community Managers.” Join TheCR’s Shannon Abram as she chats with Rachel Happe, Principal and Co-Founder of The Community Roundtable, and Jeff Ross, Community Manager at Humana about the State of … [Read more...]
Profiles of Emerging Community Leaders
Community roles have long been misunderstood as positions “merely” requiring social skills and the ability to interact. In fact, they neither represent just one role nor are they simple. Great community leadership is mostly hidden work focused on enabling others to interact constructively in service … [Read more...]
