Organizations around the world are discovering the immense potential of online community programs. Whether you are scrambling to engage remote employees on an intranet, or stay connected to your members and audience in virtually, community can solve for nearly every organizational … [Read more...]
Engagement That Scales – Podcast Episode #6: Heather McGowan on the Adaptation Advantage
In episode #6, Rachel is joined by Heather McGowan to chat about her new book, The Adaptation Advantage, and the opportunities that lie in change. Every week Rachel Happe chats for 30 minutes with a new guest – no script, no rules. Future-of-work strategist Heather E. McGowan helps … [Read more...]
Managing Remote Teams: Ideas and Advice for Thriving Online
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...]
Crisis Engagement Guidelines
As a rule, community professionals work to minimize their engagement in a community, preferring to focus on orchestrating and designing the environment, so others engage. In a crisis, however, stepping in and providing a steady, moderating voice is required as anxiety takes hold. Crisis engagement … [Read more...]
Unlocking the Next Stage in Your Community’s Development
We know that empowered members engage, but just as a garden may appear inactive then suddenly shoot up with green, there is a slow progression towards empowerment that takes time, patience, and consistent watering. After doing the tactical, strategical, and operational labor to create an … [Read more...]
October in TheCR Network: Community Leadership & Careers
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...]
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...]
Open for Submissions: TheCR Awards 2019
For the fourth year, TheCR Awards are recognizing the excellence in community management that members of TheCR Network share on a daily basis. We see our members sharing incredible community work on Roundtable calls, in discussion threads, and in case studies. We hear stories about how their work … [Read more...]
Do You Have the Mindset to Lead the Future of Work?
With the streams and volume of information coming at us today, how do you prioritize your attention and time? This is a critical leadership question as we move further into the world of exponential growth and AI. I don’t think most people are ready for it - and not because they don’t want to … [Read more...]
