How Managers Create a Culture of Belonging

Learn the practical skills for creating a culture of belonging on your team based on the Head, Heart, Hands framework.

Introduction

• Belonging starts from within
• Belonging at the organizational level
• The head, heart, hands framework

1. Establish Your Personal Sense of Belonging

• Head: Overcome barriers to your personal sense of belonging
• Heart: Assess your change readiness
• Hands: Shift your behavior

2. Skills to Foster Belonging on Your Team

• Head: Respect voice, identity, and power
• Heart: Create a brave space for team conversations
• Hands: Integrate belonging into the flow of work

3. Establish Individual and Team Accountability to Belonging

• Head: Tips for measuring belonging
• Heart: Manage resistance to organizational change
• Hands: Holding leaders accountable for belonging

Conclusion

• Supporting your journey to belonging