Culture is a big topic in my company right now, and it’s something I think about every day in my work as a community manager. Many of our employees see my team’s function as the creators of company culture, but I often refute that notion because everyone should own it. However, I love that theyContinue reading “Culture Cores”
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WFH Anniversary Reflection
March 5 was my pandemic WFH anniversary. :celebrate: My community manager role was very much an in-person role before the pandemic. However, I learned more in this past year about managing community than I did when I was in-person.
Working Cycles
Before working remotely, I never considered optimal cycles of working. My commute, meetings, and community events dictated how my day went. Community management requires a lot of context switching, which only adds to the complexity of my day.
Can Trivia Drive Engagement?
Prefer to listen? Click below to hear me read Can Trivia Drive Engagement! Disclaimer: I purchased a new microphone and am learning how to use it. You can expect the quality of these recordings to (hopefully) improve as I learn more. I started writing monthly trivia for a small business’ blog in my hometown ofContinue reading “Can Trivia Drive Engagement?”
Lessons from 2020: Protecting My Time
Pre-pandemic, I would willingly give my time away to any co-worker who asked for it. My desk was at the end of a row, right by the entrance, and all day long, community members would walk over, stop, and talk to me. Sometimes for minutes, sometimes for over an hour. Our conversations were often community-focused, so it counted as work. Right?
The CM’s Crisis Responsibility
Our community members have different experiences state by state and country by country in the best of times but adding COVID-19 to the mix adds complexity.
Looking to 2021
As a community manager, 2020 was busy, tiring, overwhelming, and never-ending. Despite the exhaustion, my job buoyed me in 2020 as our team accomplished many things that were not on our roadmap, and it proved how agile and resilient we are.
Welcome to the Community Roadhouse
Hi! My name is April Lee Uzarski, and I am an internal community manager. Welcome to the Community Roadhouse. I am not the only internal-facing manager out there, but It’s a lonely road. We are often part of small teams or teams of one in an organization. The employees, managers, and executives surrounding us don’tContinue reading “Welcome to the Community Roadhouse”
The Community Roadhouse 