Season 2, Episode 4: Sense of Belonging- What is your role?

In this episode, Kirsten Wilson, the Bulldog Educator, shares about a sense of belonging both for yourself and your role within an organization to create a culture of belonging. 

Resources from podcast mentioned or utilized:

Blog post “What is the Sense of Belonging” (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-need-to-belong-2795393) published in March 2021 from VeryWell Mind by Kendra Cherry

Human Resources Gartner Blogpost titled “Build a Sense of Belonging in the Workplace” by Jackie Wiles (https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/build-a-sense-of-belonging-in-the-workplace)

6 questions, using a Likert scale to rank from strongly disagree to strongly agree:

I generally feel that people accept me in my organization:

I feel like a misplaced piece that doesn’t fit into the larger puzzle of the organization:

I would like to make a difference to people around me at work‚ but I don’t feel that what I have to offer is valued:

I feel like an outsider in most situations in my organization:

I am uncomfortable that my background and experiences are so different from those who are usually around me in the organization:

For more information on this survey you can find it here: https://www.pentabell.com/article/6-questions-to-mesure-your-sense-of-belonging-in-the-workplace

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