The Belonging Blueprint: How to Create Connection among Your Teams

Belonging in the Workplace

?What does it mean to belong???

I want you to think about a place or a group where you feel like you belong.??

• It could be your hometown and you feel it as soon as you see the welcome sign at its border.??
• It could be a friend group and you feel it as soon as you embrace them at dinner.??
• It could be your family and you feel it each time you walk through your door.?

Do you have a place in mind? Now, what about that place or that group makes you feel like you belong???

• Do you feel like you can be yourself???
• Do you feel safe???
• Do you feel connected??

My guess is you answered YES to all of those questions.??

And while work may never be the top place you feel belonging, you can feel like you can be yourself, like you're safe, and like you're connected to your work and your team.?

But what if this doesn't happen organically and what if we actually have to work to create a space like this???

That's when we need a Belonging Blueprint - a tested method for creating connection among your teams.

That’s exactly what Abigail Finck, PCC is sharing with us on episode 118 of the podcast.

As a leadership and mindset coach, Abigail is ?dedicated to fostering a new type of leadership in our world,?enabling people to experience a profound sense of belonging and create lasting impact in all areas of life and work.

Abigail will cover the 4 Cs of belonging: Curiosity, Communication, Commitment, and Consistency.

Tune into episode 118 of the podcast to find out how you can create connection and belonging among your nonprofit teams.

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