how to become a community leader in ten steps

IN TEN STEPSHOW TO BECOME A COMMUNITY LEADER

THE WAYWE’RE FORGING

COMMUNITY LEADER IN 10 STEPS

ALESSIO FATTORINI

▸ Work at Nethesis (Italy)

▸ Communications and community manager

▸ Community Junkie

▸ Prosecco Evangelist

LEARNING1. BEFORE BEING, YOU MUST KNOW

HOW TO BECOME A COMMUNITY LEADER IN TEN STEPS

LEARNING

▸ Be voracious

▸ Books

▸ Communities


MENTORS

▸ Access to mentors is the best way to learn

▸ Mashup of every expert that managed to resonate with me

▸ Creating my own unique style

▸ FAKE IT BEFORE YOU MAKE IT

▸ How to keep your mentors involved in your journey?

THINKING2. WHATEVER YOU MANAGED TO LEARN WILL EVENTUALLY FADE TO BLACK

SEEKING3. CURIOSITY IS THE TRAIT OF LEADERS


CURIOSITY

▸ Ask questions

▸ Better questions -> Faster learning

▸ Establish important industry connections

▸ People love being treated as an expert

FOCUSING4. GET REALLY GOOD NOT JUST PRETTY GOOD


FOCUSING

▸ Being pretty good means not staying out.

▸ Community Management could be too wide. Find your niche

▸ Ex: Open Source + Product


BUILD YOUR REPUTATION

▸ Answer questions

▸ Show your expertise

▸ Ex: Public Speaking

TAKING THE STAGE IS THE BEST WAY TO GET YOU MESSAGE HEARD AND YOUR SKILLS SHOWCASEDJames Whittaker

KNOWING5. YOU MUST SEE YOURSELF AS WORK IN PROGRESS


KNOWING = GROWTH MINDSET

GROWTH MINDSET IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT YOUR

BASIC QUALITIES ARE THINGS YOU CAN CULTIVATE

THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS (C. DWECK)

IT’S ATTITUDEWHAT ACTUALLY SEPARATES WINNERS FROM LOSERS ISN’T TALENT

- SETH GODIN

CREATING6. LEADERSHIP ISN’T A TALENT. IT’S A LIFESTYLE


CREATING = BEING CREATIVE = EXECUTE

▸ Try new things = Little Bets

▸ Collect the outcomes.

▸ Pivot hen things go wrong

▸ Try again

MY COMMUNITY ACTED AS MY PLAYGROUND

YOU DON’T NEED A TITLE TO BE A A GREAT LEADER

IF YOUR ACTIONS INSPIRE OTHERS TO DREAM MORE, LEARN MORE, DO MORE AND BECOME MORE. YOU’RE A LEADER

- JOHN QUINCY JONES

LIVING7. MAKING IT A MATTER OF A HABIT AND ROUTINE

Creating

Learning

Knowing Thinking

Seeking

Focusing

LIVING

HOW TO MANAGE MY TIME?HOW TO DEAL WITH A SIDE JOB?

THINK STRATEGICALLY ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU DO. DEVOTE TOUR TIME TO YOUR BIGGEST WINSRichard Millington

BEING GREAT ISN’T HARD BEING CONSISTENT IS

Steve Martin



BUILD YOUR CAREER CAPITAL

▸ Build up rare and valuable skills

▸ Stretch your abilities day after day

▸ Receive immediate feedback

▸ Waiting for the right time to invest

CONTROL IS THE TARGETINVEST YOUR CAREER CAPITAL

“YOUR WORK IS GOING TO FILL A LARGE PART OF YOUR LIFE… AND THE ONLY WAY TO BE TRULY SATISFIED IS TO DO WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS GREAT WORK. AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO GREAT WORK IS TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO.”

– STEVE JOBS

SHOWCASE YOUR VALUE8. FIND ALLIES

LACK OF AWARENESS#1 CHALLENGE COMMUNITY LEADER FACE IS


FIND ALLIES

▸ Find ways of supporting others’ goals through the community

▸ Be valuable to as many people as possibile

CONNECT9. COMMUNICATE AND


COMMUNICATE AND CONNECT

▸ Connect people, listen to them, and learn their stories

▸ Be the catalyst

▸ Community = communication between members

BECOMING A MULTIPLIER10. PULL OUT GREATNESS FROM PEOPLE AROUND YOU


BECOMING A MULTIPLIER

▸ Multipliers make everyone around better and more capable

▸ Not only a genius but a genius maker

LEADERS DON’T CREATE FOLLOWERS THEY CREATE MORE LEADERS

Tom Peters

GIVERBEING A

YOU’LL SHINE IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE SHINING

WHAT MEAN BEING A GIVER?

IT’S EASIER TO WIN IF EVERYBODY WANTS YOU TO WIN

- ADAM GRANT

WHATTHE QUESTION IS NOT

WHAT CAREER WHAT IDEA WHAT COMPANY WHAT FUTURE

WHOTHE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IS

WHO MENTOR YOU? WHO LET YOU SHAPE YOU? WHO SPEND YOUR LIFE WITH? WHO TAKE CARE OF?

TAKE CARE OF YOU

YOUR MISSION IS TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE AROUND YOU

THANK YOU

@ale_fattorini alessiofattorini nethserver.org

nethesis.it

http://nethserver.org

http://nethesis.it

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