“我们只相信，我们属于我们愿意冒着被人知道的风险的程度。.” – Connor Beaton
At first, belonging might sound like an amorphous word – a word that sounds like a good idea but still feels undefined. To others, belonging might sound intimidating, perhaps reflecting a feeling of vulnerability.
由于疫情，归属这个词变得更加普遍. Those strange gap years gave us our perspective on the extremes of the human experience as we experienced a global shift that at once made us all feel the same and extremely separate and apart at the same time. COVID-19 wasn't the only factor. Societal unrest and political upheaval played a role. In many cases, people felt isolated and lonely. People dug into their political corners and ideologies. 在工作方面，随着企业的核心受到冲击，员工的敬业度大幅下降.
Today is Day 2 of Construction Inclusion Week, 这是一项全行业的努力，旨在庆祝和增强对多样性的认识, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and to spearhead change. 澳门足彩app is proud to sponsor Construction Inclusion Week at the Ambassador level and to participate by highlighting each day’s theme. Today’s theme is Belonging. Belonging means that everyone is treated fairly and feels they can thrive as a member of the larger community.
但是，如果我们从更广泛的角度来看待人类是如何渴望相互联系的呢? Belonging is woven into our DNA. It's part of the fabric of our being. 归属感不是可有可无的，而是人类经历的一部分. In the workplace, belonging is paramount to engagement – yet statistics reveal that 40% of employees feel isolated and disconnected at work. Beyond that, research tells us that companies reap substantial bottom-line benefits if workers feel like they belong. 高度的归属感与工作绩效提高高达56%有关, a 50% drop in turnover risk and a 75% reduction in sick days.
澳门足彩app’s Diversity Suite explores various aspects of belonging. In our Knowing Your ABCs: Allyship, Belonging, and Creating Equity course, we explore some of the tenets of belonging. Besides being a critical part of team members feeling included, valued and appreciated at work, the feeling of belonging contributes to the bottom line and improves workplace environments around the globe.
In his powerful book Together, Dr. Vivek Murthy, the Surgeon General of the United States, highlights the crippling effects of loneliness and the toll that it takes on all of us, individually and corporately. He calls out a study revealing that the effects of pervasive loneliness on our physical health and well-being can be likened to smoking 15 cigarettes per day.
在工作和生活的其他方面，归属往往是有意为之的. Some seasons of life provide us with connections to community, 而其他国家则需要付出更多努力寻求伙伴关系, collaboration and friendship. I know my life has worked this way. As a mom, I can easily remember when my children were very little, 和他们在家里度过的时光既充实又孤独. Before 澳门足彩app, 当时我是兼职教授和独立承包人, 我享受这种自由，但也渴望与更亲密的同事建立联系. At 澳门足彩app, I strive to balance the independence that comes with working from home while maintaining a connection to my home office in Jacksonville, Florida. There is a balance of belonging to be struck.
作家兼演说家布琳·布朗断言，归属感始于内心. While we may see it as a link to the outside world or a way to fit in or feel like we’re with the “in crowd,“它更像是一种帮助我们驾驭社会景观的内在实践. Perhaps counterintuitively, belonging to the group begins with belonging to ourselves and feeling rooted in who we are and what we believe. As the opening quote of this article suggests, so much of our sense of belonging comes from the sometimes scary willingness to let people get to know us.
At 澳门足彩app, we can seek and encourage a sense of belonging in some specific, tangible ways, such as …:
- Pursuing mentorship – both providing and receiving it.
- Seeking to understand others' perspectives.
- Empowering team members through opportunities for learning, connection and collaboration.
- Intentionally reaching out to team members across the enterprise for their expertise and perspective.
- 寻找简单的方法来更好地了解我们的同事. Ask questions. Have conversations. Show interest.
- Showing recognition and gratitude.
- 提高我们的自我意识，让我们觉得自己是属于这里的. What makes us feel connected? 我们周围的人是否与我们的价值观一致?
This Construction Inclusion Week, 把实践你的归属感作为一种激进的自我照顾行为.
About the author: Taylor Williams, M.Ed., Ed.S., is a Master Corporate Trainer in Learning, Development, and Engagement at 澳门足彩app. Her passion for personal development, mental health, communication, emotional intelligence, and innovation inspires her work. With a background in mental health, business, design thinking, and performance, Taylor is passionate about helping people create lives - in and outside of work - that help them feel like the best version of themselves. She has bachelor's and master’s degrees from the University of Florida, where she played volleyball. She also has two elementary-aged kids who are her best friends!
Fostering a sense of belonging is just one of the ways that 澳门足彩app strives to ensure that every team member enjoys the BEST job of their life. Contact us to learn more.
Promoting and expanding diversity and inclusion is a strategic pillar of 澳门足彩app’s long-term vision and is foundational to creating a team member experience of significance, success and satisfaction. 澳门足彩app Together is our intentional and consistent initiative to promote open dialogue and bring about positive change.
