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What New Beginnings Taught Me About Community Building
Is the culture of community found, or is it created?
Check out my interview at: It’s Not That Deep Podcast: Culture of Community
Let me share a story with you before you answer.
Although I now call Canada my home I wasn’t born here, I was actually born in Kuwait. But after the war in 1990 we were forced to leave. The place we knew and loved to call home no longer welcomed us. We were left without a community, or a place to belong.
In the fall of 1998, we touched down in the Canadian city of Ottawa Ontario. The eight of us were set to live in a small 3 bedroom house, but we were determined to make it a home.
My Dad started by transforming the boiler room into a hangout spot. He set us up with a TV and PS-2 so that we could multiplayer games together for hours!
Us kids took the lead on the next innovation — turning the central vacuum holes into a PA system. It became so popular that we started using it for morning announcements. The announcements went something like this,
“Fahd it’s your turn to do the dishes!”
“Be sure to put your scarves on, it snowed again!”
“Come to the kitchen, lunch is ready!”
You see, through these collective actions we created a sense of belonging between the eight of us. We created a community.
Instead of looking for a new community to belong to, we created one between the eight of us.
“That’s when I learned that you don’t find community, you build it.”
When we end our search for community and instead start building it, we create impact. We begin to create change and influence those around us … we become leaders.
It doesn’t matter how young or old you are, or how much experience you do or do not have, anybody can be a leader, and anybody can build a community or create change.
Leadership is no longer a noun, but a verb; leadership is about taking action. Specifically, small actions that create a sense of belonging, because when we create belonging, we naturally create community.
Learn how you can create community within the professional space with your team at work with my blog: An Undeniable Secret To Peak Team Performance
So, where does community building start? Only a few steps out of your comfort zone.
Table of Contents:
Now that you have mastered how to manage conflict - what is your plan of action for making an impact with your team?
Now that you have mastered how to create an environment of empowerment via the 3-P's - what is your plan of action for making an impact with your team?
Developing Your Communication, Empathy and Emotional Intelligence skills is start. What is your plan of action for implementing your learnings within your your team?
Now that you understand the differences in these titles - what is your plan of action for what you learned?
Assessing your team's behaviors is a start - but do you have a plan of action for the results?
Now that you have mastered the art of decision making - what is your plan of action for making an impact with your team?
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A DISC Behavior Assessment is the best way to understand your team's personalities.
Each DISC Assessment includes a Self Assessment and DISC Style evaluation worksheet
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