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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
HOW TO BECOME A COMMUNITY LEADER IN TEN STEPS
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
COMMUNITY LEADER IN 10 STEPS
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
COMMUNITY LEADER IN 10 STEPS
FOCUSING
▸ Being pretty good means not staying out.
▸ Community Management could be too wide. Find your niche
▸ Ex: Open Source + Product
COMMUNITY LEADER IN 10 STEPS
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
HOW TO BECOME A COMMUNITY LEADER IN TEN STEPS
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
HOW TO BECOME A COMMUNITY LEADER IN TEN STEPS
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
HOW TO BECOME A COMMUNITY LEADER IN TEN STEPS
HOW TO BECOME A COMMUNITY LEADER IN TEN STEPS
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
COMMUNITY LEADER IN 10 STEPS
FIND ALLIES
▸ Find ways of supporting others’ goals through the community
▸ Be valuable to as many people as possibile
CONNECT9. COMMUNICATE AND
COMMUNITY LEADER IN 10 STEPS
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
COMMUNITY LEADER IN 10 STEPS
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