Do your employees feel a sense of belonging at your organization? Experiencing community and connection has a powerful effect on employee satisfaction, engagement and retention. However, certain ...

If you want to create a greater sense of workplace belonging, you should ask your colleagues this question: What do you need? Here’s why asking workers this question is so effective at helping create ...

Belonging is an evolutionary longing in which connection equals protection, both for our bodies and souls (Sapolsky, 2004). Authentic connection is generative, encouraging us to grow while staying in ...

We’ve all heard the phrase “Numbers don’t lie”—but they don't always tell the entire story either. This is especially true when it comes to fostering true belonging in the workplace. As companies ...

Mental Health Awareness Month is observed each year during May and is dedicated to shedding light on mental health illnesses and overall well-being in America. Amidst our day-to-day activities, the ...

It’s no secret that people are leaving education and other industries in record-breaking high numbers due to work-related anxiety, stress and burnout. Belonging is the antidote that all business ...

Bringing people who work disparately together for a multi-day gathering to ideate, produce, and/or celebrate can accelerate productivity, increase engagement, and strengthen organizational commitment.

Driving people to feel they belong in the workplace for some is a mystery. Measuring that feeling in relation to belonging typically shows up in employee engagement surveys. The trouble is, most ...

Social belonging is a fundamental human need, hardwired into our DNA. And yet, 40% of people say that they feel isolated at work, and the result has been lower organizational commitment and engagement ...

As we continue to adjust to Covid-19’s disruptions and see Black Americans killed by police, hate crimes against Asian Americans surge, and people in Georgia fight for equal voting rights, the ...

Primary Tools for Weaponizing Belonging At its core, workplace bullying is a covert and overt weaponization of belonging. Workplace bullies use character assassination and ostracization as their ...