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5 Big Lessons in Community Building Based on a Decade of Experience

5 Big Lessons in Community Building Based on a Decade of Experience

October 8, 2018 By mark david mcCreary

When you are trying to bring people together, for a variety of reasons, experience plays such a massive role. There are a bunch of different ways in which people can bond together and create a community. However, it takes the right kind of leader to foster that environment and let people express themselves in a way that they feel part of something. Making sure that everyone feels at home might be the most important aspect of community building.

Key Takeaways:

  • The largest thing that you can do to create together is to make everyone feel at home.
  • People are very different and lead very different lives but it is essential to make everyone think they are equals.
  • One of the best ways to foster this type of environment is by bringing along a special leader.

“Do you know what behaviors generate the value you are hoping to see? If not, you are likely overwhelmed and have a hard time prioritizing what engagement and community management activities are most valuable. If you don’t know, a good place to start is to understand and diagram out the workflows you hope to impact and how engaging in the community improves those workflows.”

Read more: https://communityroundtable.com/community-manager-role/5-big-lessons-in-community-building-based-on-a-decade-of-experience/

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