Rhythms and progress
September feels like a fresh start. Which is odd considering it’s the 9th month.
September feels like a fresh start. Which is odd considering it’s the 9th month.
For us in the UK, it’s obviously linked to the new school year, anyway. That feeling as a child of a fresh uniform, new shoes, and a clean pencil case still permeates my yearly planning as a 30-something-year-old.
At Steadfast Collective, we have rhythms that keep things in balance. Sometimes, it’s time for a spring clean, future planning, or just a heads-down sprint to get stuff done.
Within your communities, you’ll have similar rhythms you may not have even considered.
Daily, weekly, monthly or yearly rituals that keep checks and balances.
August and December are often quieter months for those working in B2B, while for those working in B2C, the months leading up to Christmas are anything but quiet.
Each year, you should consider reviewing and evaluating core processes and plans;
- Goals and objectives
- How do you hope to achieve these
- What your community needs/wants
- The health of your community
- Budgets
It’s easy to get swept up within the day-to-day, but this is your reminder to set aside time to review what you need to do for the next 3/6/12 months.
Measure, Measure, Measure, Cut.
That’s what I was taught back in carpentry class.
The next edition of the Digital Community Leaders report launches on 5th September.
We created the Digital Community Leaders Report to be a data-backed handbook for building the foundations of your brand's community.
70% of communities we surveyed saw growth over the last 12 months, and we know those businesses are growing, too.
Other metrics we dive into include;
- Community Growth
- Biggest pain points
- Community Purpose
- What are other community managers measuring
- Funding
- Participation
- C-Suite involvement
- And much more
In this book, we present all the data and expert insights from Richard Gott, Michelle Goodall, Vincent Boon, Pete Heslop, Kian Bakhtiari, Rosie Sherry, Matt Sullivan, Laura Roth, Nicole Saunders, Blaise Grimes-Viort, and Jan Carlyle.
We've also included frameworks such as;
Community Archetypes
Ecosystem of impact
Community Participation Ladder
Community-first culture Nexus
