The BOLD Leadership online private community is an open forum in which participants can discuss a wide range of topics around this unique type of leadership and how it contributes to transformational change work.
By participating in the community, you agree to conduct yourself with integrity and decency and to be respectful of others. You also agree to abide by the Online Community Guidelines listed below.
Violating these guidelines may result in the removal of your content and/or the suspension of your online profile. In extreme cases, violations may result in the termination of your profile and access to the online community.
The Golden Rules.
Our community thrives when each participant follows the rules and helps to remove those who do not.
Share and ask questions.
We welcome contributors willing to share knowledge and experience. Conversely, feel free to ask questions and start conversations around this topic that is most likely new to most people in the community. You are here to learn from each other!
Be courteous.
This is a community of people with diverse opinions. It is up to each of us to be polite and treat each other with respect.
Be a good citizen.
Like any community, the quality of our environment depends on the involvement of our citizens. If you see great content, give it kudos. If you see abuse, report it immediately. Before you write anything, ask yourself if your contribution increases the strength and virtue of the community. You make a difference in shaping the discussions and making the experience better for everyone.
Cite your sources.
We encourage members to use online resources in their discussions. But please be sure to cite your sources and give credit where it is due.
Help us read your posts.
Keep your posts easy to read and understand by checking your spelling and grammar and being as clear as possible. Remember, for instance, that the use of all capitals is considered yelling online.
Avoid redundancy.
Check to see if someone has already begun a discussion on a given topic before posting. You may want to join an existing discussion instead of starting a new one.
Bad behavior.
The following behavior will not be tolerated. We encourage you to report any instances of this behavior immediately by clicking the Report Inappropriate Content option at the bottom of all user contributions.
Using hate speech.
We are a community of people with diverse beliefs, opinions and backgrounds, so please be respectful and refrain from making hateful and/or incendiary comments. You are free to express your opinions, but you must do so in a way that respects the opinions of others.
Venting and/or ranting.
Our Community Members (and the Community Management team) always want to hear feedback. This feedback may sometimes include criticism or concerns, and we welcome that, too. However, we do ask that the criticism be constructive and in the spirit of helping us to improve. We reserve the right to lock or remove threads that devolve into ranting or venting.
Being mean or obscene.
Sexually explicit and vulgar language and images are not permitted in this community. Also, any personal attacks, belligerence, insults, slurs or generally objectionable speech will not be allowed.
Exploiting the community.
The BOLD Leadership Community is not designed to attract customers, build your clientele or advertise your business or services. If you have years of experience in something, have a special hobby, or write your own blog, it’s OK to accompany a good, on-topic answer with a link to your website, blog or email to offer more information. However, it is not OK to post links that are unrelated to the topic or are clearly meant only to solicit others for personal and financial gain. Solicitations like, “Will you add me as a contact?” or propositioning people will not be allowed.
Not being yourself.
Our community is meant to reward members for sharing their opinions freely and openly, so creating multiple accounts or posting content for the sole purpose of gaining kudos is not permitted. Be yourself, and just yourself.
Violating the law.
Members of the BOLD Leadership Community are not above the law, so don’t post anything that violates the laws of your country, state, province or city. Don’t steal anything (like copyright or trademark material) or solicit other contributors to share their personal information. Don’t threaten, harass, impersonate or hurt others, and don’t invade other people’s privacy.
Acting maliciously.
Don’t post links to sites that contain viruses or malicious programs that interfere with the operation of the BOLD Leadership Online Community or website.
Discussing moderation actions.
No public discussion of moderation actions, reposting of deleted posts or discussion of suspended or no longer registered members. It is not permitted to discuss or repost removed content. It is also inappropriate to talk about others who are suspended from the community.
Posting private messages.
No posting private messages, including the ones of the moderators or any other community member. Everyone has a right to privacy. Please do not post publicly the content of private messages sent to you by other people as doing so would be an invasion of privacy. This also includes communications from community administrators and moderators.