
If you know anything about me, you know that Iโm sort of obsessed with ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ. (Iโll spare you โthe whyโ for another time.) ๐
I capitalize the C to differentiate this concept from the way most people use the wordโas a catchall for a group of people with a loose association.
Here are the four pillars I think about when building a Community. I am sharing this in the hopes that it helps you build strong communities at work and in your life.
๐ค ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ of Communities. Everyone is warmly welcomed when they join and are treated with respect by its members.
๐ฅณ The Community has ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐ everyone partakes in. This can be as simple as meeting regularly.
๐ฏโโ๏ธ The Community ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ to those that are a part of it. This does not have to come in lieu of diversity and inclusion.
๐ Members of the Community feel ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด. They feel โat home."
The litmus test for a Community is a feeling more than anything else. It comes down to what ravers referred to back in the day as โthe vibeโ of a party or as Prof. Sumantra Ghoshal referred to as โthe smellโ of a companyโs culture.
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