Moving Beyond Diversity: How to Pivot from Inclusion to Belonging
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The research is clear—inclusive environments are performance enhancers. They are characterized by higher productivity, less turnover, and more resilient cultures. Organizations with employees who feel like they belong outperform the competition by as much as 202%. They are committed and passionate about the work they do, resulting in higher performance and lower turnover rates. Leaders who know how to cultivate positive emotion tap into an endless well of psychological capital – hope, optimism, confidence, resilience, and belief – that has the power to keep people and teams innovating, creating value, and more successful even in tough times. While basic research has shown that diverse and inclusive teams are better at problem-solving and fostering a global outlook, so many professionals still struggle with building strategies for the modern workplace that maximize inclusion and belonging at all levels. When advanced from a human and humane perspective, (DEI) challenges can become valuable opportunities for workplace inclusion, increased productivity, stronger team collaboration, and competitiveness amongst your market peers.
Attend and learn the real, tangible, and actionable steps to building a better workplace culture, using a proven method for culture change.
Learning Objectives:
- Gain new insights into what culture is, and how to create, sustain and change it.
- Discover which traits in your existing culture help or hinder the creation of an inclusive culture.
- Find out how to build the business case for an inclusive culture in your organization.
- Review the prevalence and cost of poor employee well-being and unhealthy culture.
Devin C. Hughes
Devin is a captivating speaker, author, and culture expert. He helps leaders drive growth and engagement by aligning workplace culture with success. His experience working on employee engagement strategy, evolving corporate cultures, talent management, and diversity & Inclusion brings a unique perspective in helping his clients plan for positive growth and evolution. His approach which draws from the science of positive psychology, positive organizational research, appreciative inquiry, neuroscience, mindset, and mindfulness. As a result, clients receive the cutting edge in research on well-being and flourishing.
Devin’s unconventional and innovative views on business and leadership have attracted international attention. From State Farm to Disney, from Lockheed Martin to Eli Lilly, from big business to entrepreneurs to government agencies, Devin has been invited to meet with an array of leaders and organizations in nearly every industry.
Devin was named to Peoplehum’s power list of the top 200 thought leaders to follow in 2022. He received his BA Colgate University and his M.S. from Southern New Hampshire University. He is the author of twenty-one books and lives in San Diego, CA with his wife, four daughters and two rescue dogs.