Why did I choose this book?
I chose the book because I wanted to learn how I can help make our community in Tiimiakatemia Prague strong and sustainable.
We need courageous leaders
Because our community is in its early stage, there is no substitute for a courageous leader who takes the first step.
"Although communities feel magical, they won't come together by magic."
The book describes three steps on how to build and sustain a thriving community.
I. Spark the flame: Getting together
To spark a fire, you need to gather kindling. Likewise, to start our community we need to get Teampreneurs talking togather. These initial steps are the same whether we are starting a hockey club or connecting online creators on Twitch. We need to do stuff together with other teams and teampreneurs. We need to get them talking.
The questions that we should ask before getting caught up in what we will do together:
Who do you want to get together?
Who brings the enregy to Tiimiakatemia Prague - who are the people who already engage, contribute, or attend? Assuming the Tiimiakatemia Prague flourishes, who will we stick with?
Why are you all coming togather?
Identify the purpose that Teampreneurs will work togather. For doing business together to learn together.
II. Stoke the fire: Sticking together
Attract new folks
If existing members are helping us grow the community, we will reach more people, and in a more authentic way that we could ever do alone.
Cultivate your identity
Passionate community members will likely want to project Tiimiakatemia identity to the world. These signature expressions encourage stronger bonds between members.
Pay attention to who keeps showing up
By tracking our metrics, collecting the right information and asking qestions, we can more accurately monitor Tiimiakatemia community pulse.
“Build community with people, not for them.”
III. Pass the torch: Growing together
Create more leaders
Growing a community isn't about management. It's about developing leaders. This small set of passionate people will help our community flourish over the long term.
Supercharge our leaders
Our goal in Tiimiakatemia should be to provide support that leaders need, when they need it.
Celebrate together
Celebrations act as motivators. It is the right move to go for a beer with our team on Friday and celebrate our successes.In these shared moments, we reflect on what we have accomplished and mobilize around where to head next.
