Tribal Leadership

August 13, 2013 — chiefs, Triberr, tribes

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The first invitation I received to join Triberr was from a group of bloggers known as Renaissance Roundtable.  The introduction to bloggers in Europe, Canada, and all over the US was an eye- opener for me.  Our chief retired completely from blogging about a year after I joined.  What was amazing was that the tribe continued to function and amplify each others’ blogs long after the chief retired.  This was a strong testament to the systems built by the Triberr big chiefs.  I had never tried to build a tribe or join others, but decided that a tribe with no chief was not the only place I needed to be. I went to New York last September on the equinox to meet and greet the Triberr creators and learn more about how to use the system.

The Tribeup NYC meetup was everything I had hoped for and more.  I met, in person, some friends I had known only on line for some time.  I was given excellent instruction by several professional bloggers with deep experience in the art and science.  We had a chance to schmooze with each other over some crazy good Haitian food after the educational component.  In retrospect, the social hour was a high point to connect in real life with New Yorkers I will not see again any time soon.  The speakers all gave superb presentations that stuck with me as I went home to build my own tribes.

I am now working to create and join active enthusiastic tribes.  I see that bloggers come and go, sometimes active, sometimes quiet.  Some tribes have few bloggers and many followers( whose work is not shared by the tribe), indicating a one way expectation.  Other tribes show members who have not done anything in months.  While there is nothing evil about being dormant within a tribe or as a chief, I have come to appreciate the active and interactive tribal brothers and sisters much more than the one way broadcasters.  My new strategy is to follow tribes that look interesting, and request a membership. I study the member list and see if any members are active.  If the chief does not give me a membership after a few weeks of sharing the tribal posts, I quit and invite all the interesting and active sharing bloggers to my tribe.  As in real life, it only makes sense to go where your peeps are.  Triberr makes this simple, but not automatic.  My next important role to fill in life is that of an inspiring and uplifting chief, leading my tribe to blogging mastery.  The sky is now the limit.