Tag: Belonging

Belonging at work is an essential part of employee wellbeing. Employees who feel like they are part of a team, respected, and appreciated by their coworkers and supervisors, are more likely to be productive and successful. Here are five things you can do as a coworker to help your coworker feel t...

I was born in a mononational country Armenia where people deeply cherish unity and family. We thrive on endless gatherings, we find delight in discussions, sharing, and conversations, we love advising each other. Our hospitality burns us alive while our guests are with us. We are a like minded commu...

I came to Chicago back in 2012, starry-eyed and ready to take over the corporate landscape, bringing my experiences of working in India managing global client teams along with a whole lot of love and a head full of memories from my homeland. I have since met many wonderful people throughout the cour...

I’ve set the theme of belonging for our quarterly topic in my region. I believe that creating a culture of belonging is crucial for building inclusive workplaces that attract and retain diverse talent. When people feel like they belong, they’re more engaged, innovative, and productive. T...

Every human can think of a moment when he or she felt they didn’t belong. It’s not a feeling you forget. Even as a kid, you develop ‘spidey-senses’ for it. Exclusion hurts and thinking of times when you didn’t fit in because of something you couldn’t control can t...

White supremacy, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, capitalism are systems of oppression that fog our souls away from knowing and believing in ourselves and each other. To love is hard, to heal is hard, to reveal the pain is hard. How little we grow into knowing how to care and hold each other. How...

Again, my anthropological studies inspired this, because I came to see how brutal the family and social units are in countries other than the US. For instance, in India, where public space is a kind of ersatz heaven, those with psychological issues (typically when they suffer a psychotic break which...

Religion, nationalism, soccer, college, book clubs — what does this seemingly random grouping of things have in common? They all work on the principles of belonging. That feeling of being a part of something bigger than yourself, that at some point in our lives, most of us end up chasing, ...

Pluralism weakens the authorities and powers of any given X over the individuals who ascribe to it; the only way to maintain this authority is to exclude “the other” (which suggests ‘[t]he problem is where our long-standing aspiration to sustain some inclusive moral order now leads...

Can meaning give us “rest?” This question brings to mind “The Meaning Crisis,” as discussed by Dr. John Vervaeke, and “meaning” certainly seems necessary for a fulfilling life. In fact, it would seem that those who believe in X who don’t have a purpose can b...

Young adults — college students — tend to form relationships with similar peers, based on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. This is called a homophilic relationship. One of these micro-processes of social-class mobility is a sense of alienation, further exacerbated with the...