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...]
Podcast: SOCM 2019 Highlight – Community Leadership is Unevenly Distributed
Join TheCR’s Rachel Happe, Principal and Co-Founder of The Community Roundtable, as she chats with Marjorie Anderson, CSPO, Manager, Digital Communities at the Project Management Institute, about the State of Community Management 2019 report.In Episode #62, Rachel and Marjorie discuss … [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...]
Trends in Community Management Staffing
34% of community professionals surveyed in the State of Community Management 2019 are still on teams of one, with the average community team now at six individuals, four of whom are full-time.Surprisingly, the size of a team currently does not show consistent correlation to use case, the number … [Read more...]
Advanced Online Community Strategies Enable Success
Successful communities are generative, with success and impact leading to more success and impact. Community returns, by their nature, benefit more than one participant, thanks in part to the trust and transparency that they enable. This typically results in consolidated and transparent information, … [Read more...]
Podcast: SOCM 2019 Highlight – Communities Transform Organizations
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 Peter Broadley, Manager, Community Development and Engagement … [Read more...]
