.... An unanticipated, yet undoubtably important, insight, was the substantive impact on emotions and well-being of the volunteers who valued the purpose of belonging. It is suggested that accidental leaders realise accomplishment through the creation of a community culture, in which members are empowered, motivated...

...Ali Dastmalchian; Darcy Rezac; Daniel F. Muzyka; Secil Bayraktar; Claudia Steinke; H. Pinar Imer Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a mixed methods study that explored how active community engaged and connected managers were in their local and broader communities...