“Spread love wherever you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” — Mother Teresa It’s the month of love! Whatever your role in your organization, showing people they belong is a difference maker. Small kindnesses reach...

“Our unity is our strength and diversity is our power.” Kamala Harris, first woman and woman of color elected as Vice President of the United States   Umm, guess what? We have a woman Vice President. She’s also the first...

“Diversity and Inclusion, which are the real grounds for creativity, must remain at the center of what we do.” — Marco Bizzarri, President and CEO of Gucci    Your creativity is in hot demand this year! We know many HR...

“Create the kind of workplace and company culture that will attract great talent. If you hire brilliant people, they will make work feel more like play.” Richard Branson, Business Magnate It’s easy to feel a little enterprise envy when you’re...

“Active hope is waking up to the beauty of life on whose behalf we can act. We belong to this world.”  Joanna Macy, PH D, author, teacher    What a year. With so much change, we decided to rethink Belong. So...

My first job out of college was as a computer programmer. About 1 month in I knew it was not for me. At the time I thought I was not cut out for programming. Now, knowing what I know, I...

I’m getting prepared to deliver a (virtual) workshop to a client on Unconscious Bias and the Hiring Process. As I look at what exercises make the most sense for this client and what stories to share, I was reminded of a panel I...

Lots has changed since we put together our topic list for this month’s Belong Newsletter. That real, positive change might come out of these horrendous events feels like a candle of hope in my heart. Beyond the murder of George Floyd...

  Hello fellow homebodies- These really are unprecedented times that are calling all of us to be creative problem-solvers, give grace to others, find our happy place and remain in peace as much as possible. Speaking of creative problem solving, ...

The Paradox: How to build inclusion AND shelter at home? It can seem like an almost insurmountable challenge to make your team, other employees, leadership, your clients, and your vendors feel included even while being far apart. Your role as...