<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, we’re hearing from Hesitant in Honolulu. Our letter today deals with a sensitive subject between two community members and the question of whether to take a proactive approach or not to try to control the potential conflict.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To better help Hesitant in Honolulu, I invited Carrie Melissa Jones as my guest expert. She is an award-winning community builder, author, social scientist, and consultant who has worked with large enterprises, foundations, non-profits, and leading brands like Discord, Nike, Google, Microsoft, and Airbnb. So, she definitely has the experience and the hard-earned wisdom for the job.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, tune in for practical ways to stay ahead of any potential conflict, a new way of thinking about competition and community.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;In this episode:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(03:27) Drama at dinner&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(07:03) Clear is kind and the permission to trust your intuition&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(11:49) The communitea: Hesitant in Honolulu’s letter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(13:51) How to proactively approach potential conflict in your community&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(19:51) Community mantras&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(22:12) Revisiting and reassessing your community values&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(25:42) Competition or community?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(32:41 ) Proactively having the hard conversation&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(35:31) Building community is work worth doing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Expect: Community management strategies to prevent conflict.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources Mentioned:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📖 Carrie’s book: &lt;a href="https://www.buildingbrandcommunities.com/"&gt;Building Brand Communities: How Organizations Succeed by Creating Belonging&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;❤️ &lt;a href="https://www.heartbeat.chat/?via=dear-bri"&gt;Sign up for Heartbeat&lt;/a&gt;. Bri’s recommended all-in-one community platform.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;💛 &lt;a href="https://www.emberconsulting.co/join-community"&gt;Join Ember&lt;/a&gt;. The place for go-getter community creators building community-powered businesses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Noteworthy quotes:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;em&gt;When people stop making progress in a community, that is when engagement stalls. And similarly with you as a leader, if you as a leader stop making progress with the community, then interest often wanes, progress stalls, engagement drops.&lt;/em&gt;“ - Carrie Melissa Jones&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Carrie Melissa Jones&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🖥️ &lt;a href="https://www.carriemelissajones.com/"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📱 &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriemelissajones/"&gt;Linkedin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bri Leever&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🖥️ &lt;a href="https://www.emberconsulting.co"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📩 &lt;a href="https://www.emberconsulting.co/newsletter"&gt;Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📹 &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@emberconsulting"&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📱 &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannaleever/"&gt;Linkedin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And before you go…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;💚 Leave a review on Spotify&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That helps the podcast more than you know and I deeply appreciate it. 🙏&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want your story to be next? Submit an anonymous letter about your community conundrum, fiasco, drama, or other dilemma &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetFlKX2aZ3kskqoZiWuOvd5sbs7qOUSScw3Wtk9yxEq93xGQ/viewform?usp=sf_link"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;*Dear Bri is produced by &lt;a href="https://ideablossoms.com/"&gt;Ideablossoms&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hosted by Ausha. See &lt;a href="https://ausha.co/privacy-policy"&gt;ausha.co/privacy-policy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Dear Bri: Community Strategy, Fiascos, and Drama

Bri Leever, Community Consultant, Strategist, and Founder at Ember.

How do I deal with potential conflict in my community that I can see coming? with Carrie Melissa Jones, CEO of the CMJ Group

OCT 1, 202438 MIN
Dear Bri: Community Strategy, Fiascos, and Drama

How do I deal with potential conflict in my community that I can see coming? with Carrie Melissa Jones, CEO of the CMJ Group

OCT 1, 202438 MIN

Description

In this episode, we’re hearing from Hesitant in Honolulu. Our letter today deals with a sensitive subject between two community members and the question of whether to take a proactive approach or not to try to control the potential conflict.


To better help Hesitant in Honolulu, I invited Carrie Melissa Jones as my guest expert. She is an award-winning community builder, author, social scientist, and consultant who has worked with large enterprises, foundations, non-profits, and leading brands like Discord, Nike, Google, Microsoft, and Airbnb. So, she definitely has the experience and the hard-earned wisdom for the job.


So, tune in for practical ways to stay ahead of any potential conflict, a new way of thinking about competition and community.


In this episode:


(03:27) Drama at dinner

(07:03) Clear is kind and the permission to trust your intuition

(11:49) The communitea: Hesitant in Honolulu’s letter

(13:51) How to proactively approach potential conflict in your community

(19:51) Community mantras

(22:12) Revisiting and reassessing your community values

(25:42) Competition or community?

(32:41 ) Proactively having the hard conversation

(35:31) Building community is work worth doing


Expect: Community management strategies to prevent conflict.


Resources Mentioned:

📖 Carrie’s book: Building Brand Communities: How Organizations Succeed by Creating Belonging.

❤️ Sign up for Heartbeat. Bri’s recommended all-in-one community platform.

💛 Join Ember. The place for go-getter community creators building community-powered businesses.


Noteworthy quotes:

“When people stop making progress in a community, that is when engagement stalls. And similarly with you as a leader, if you as a leader stop making progress with the community, then interest often wanes, progress stalls, engagement drops.“ - Carrie Melissa Jones


Carrie Melissa Jones

🖥️ Website

📱 Linkedin


Bri Leever

🖥️ Website

📩 Newsletter

📹 Youtube

📱 Linkedin


And before you go…

💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

💚 Leave a review on Spotify

That helps the podcast more than you know and I deeply appreciate it. 🙏


Want your story to be next? Submit an anonymous letter about your community conundrum, fiasco, drama, or other dilemma here.


*Dear Bri is produced by Ideablossoms.


Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.