Is Community the Answer to The War on Talent? A Conversation with Donut’s Dan Manian
Episode 46
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Do you have a best friend at work? According to Dan Manian, it could be a game changer!
After spending years working in product at fast-growing startups, Dan co-founded Donut to help teams foster cultures of connectivity and collaboration. When Dan’s not working on Donut, you can find him playing music for business with his band, Mobile Steam Unit and teaching a lean startup course at Brown University.
In Episode 46 of Create Community, Dan and Marsha chat about how to create rituals for your team that foster camaraderie and community. Dan also shares some great ideas around how to build connections equitably in a hybrid environment.
“What happens in the first 90 days of somebody joining a company is a pretty big predictor of what's going to happen over the long run. Helping folks really feel that human connection quickly, is really, really important.”
— Dan Manian
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Donut's Community: #donut-be-strangers
Donut has a new community, #donut-be-strangers, to connect the people who connect everyone else. If you're interested in meeting fellow connectors, learning vetted approaches to team engagement, and sharing what's worked for you, then you can go to donut.com and use the chat popup to request your invitation!
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Production Team:
Create Community is produced by Alison Osborne, Stephanie Andrews, and Brittany Nguyen.
Ali, Steph and Britt are the dream team behind Origins Media Haus (recently acquired by Quill).
As freelancers, they specialize in producing high-quality podcasts and videos. They provide businesses with content that grabs attention. Get in touch with them via LinkedIn and mention Create Community!
