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Hi and welcome to the Belonging at Work Blog by BelongingIQ. We’re passionate about all things Workplace Belonging and committed to raising your Belonging Quotient? What better way to share knowledge, ideas and engage on this topic than a blog! We aim to be your first and direct stop on all things Workplace Belonging. But because Workplace Belonging does not exist in a vacuum, we will cover topics ranging from workplace culture to leadership, employee engagement and employment law.
Feel free to dive right into the post below or click on blog tab in the menu. But if you want to know more about workplace belonging, us and how we serve clients, scroll through to the FAQs.
15 Simple Ways To Cultivate Belonging With A Remote Team
Remote and hybrid teams are a pandemic mainstay. For many managers, leading a remote team can be tough, especially for...
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Money or Quan? Jerry Maguire On What Employees Value
By ab
/ September 6, 2022
Savvy employers looking to attract and retain top talent must first understand what employees value, especially as we recover from the pandemic. Cue Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding, Jr. with thoughts.
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15 Simple Ways To Cultivate Belonging With A Remote Team
By ab
/ August 1, 2016
Remote and hybrid teams are a pandemic mainstay. For many managers, leading a remote team can be tough, especially for…
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the Belonging Quotient?
Simply put according to creator, Abam Mambo, the Belonging Quotient or BQ is the ability to make people feel like they belong. This could be in a workplace, a school, place of worship, neighborhood or even your family and relationships. In a more robust context, she describes the BQ as:
The individual or collective willingness, ability, commitment and action plan to create a space or cultivate a culture in which people feel a sense of belonging.
The individual or collective willingness, ability, commitment and action plan to create a space or cultivate a culture in which people feel a sense of belonging.
2. What is Workplace Belonging?
Workplace belonging is that sense of connection, acceptance and membership in the workplace. It is often referred to as belonging at work. While workplace belonging has been around for a long time, the pandemic brought it front and center in discussions about the workplace. A Great Place to Work defines it as:
“An employee’s sense that their uniqueness is accepted and even treasured by their organization and colleagues. Belonging is an accumulation of day-to-day experiences that enables a person to feel safe and bring their full, unique self to work.”
3. Why is Workplace Belonging Important?
Here at BelongingIQ, we believe that Belonging is the most human, relatable and effective culture enabler and business driver overlooked by organizations and leaders. Research shows that Belonging boosts engagement, performance, productivity, collaboration, wellbeing and retention. Moreover, Belonging is a critical aspect of diversity, equity and inclusion intitiatives because it is the hoped-for outcome.
It’s for this reason that we approach Belonging as a multipronged, but impactful solution for employee disengagement, low productivity, burnout and attrition.
4. Is There A Connection Between Belonging, Diversity and Inclusion?
Yes, there absolutely is. Diversity is about recognizing and acknowledging employees unique characteristics. Inclusion is all about actively engaging employees regardless of background into the workplace without a need for assimilation. Meanwhile, we acknowledge and celebrate Belonging both as the aspirational outcome of diversity and inclusion, but also as a catalyst for engagement, productivity and retention. For more information on our approach to Workplace Belonging, watch this video where Abam Mambo describes Three Angles of the Belonging Triangle: Diversity + Inclusion + Safety = Belonging.
5. Why and How Should My Organization Invest in Workplace Belonging?
Great questions! We answered why here and how here. So be sure to check those out. In addition there is a wealth of helpful information out there. Here are a few other resources that address these questions:
After reading it, reach out to us info@belongingiq.com to help you on your culture RED CARPETS& #0153; culture transformation journey.
We hope you enjoy our blog and keep coming back. Sign up for our BQ Newsletter and be among the first to learn fresh ways to raise you and your organization’s BQ?
Money or Quan? Jerry Maguire On What Employees Value
By ab
/ September 6, 2022
Savvy employers looking to attract and retain top talent must first understand what employees value, especially as we recover from the pandemic. Cue Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding, Jr. with thoughts.
Read More
15 Simple Ways To Cultivate Belonging With A Remote Team
By ab
/ August 1, 2016
Remote and hybrid teams are a pandemic mainstay. For many managers, leading a remote team can be tough, especially for…
Read More
Overseas:
1500 — 1960
An exhibition about the different representations of the ocean throughout time, between the sixteenth and the twentieth century. Taking place in our Open Room in Floor 2.