CINEMA
The Power of Belonging
Continuing the Culture Breakdown
Inclusion in the workplace sits right alongside the discussion on diversity.
Inclusion reflects the action of being included, receiving the
opportunity to have 'equal' access.
Belonging on the other hand, is the human emotional need to be an accepted member of a group. To build a thriving workplace culture we need to focus on building a culture of belonging.
Understand diversity and belonging within the workplace culture space, unlock your organisational culture potential
As social beings, we need structure.
However, nothing good
comes from expectations, those that we place on others and those that we place
on ourselves. Yet 'expectations' is exactly where organisational culture endeavors tend to head.
Expectations are concrete, stiff notions of how things should be
that ultimately set us up to fail.
Even if we meet them for some time (for
example the expectation that we are calm and present with our children or the
expectation of how much exercise we should do), eventually we do not meet our
expectation and then we fail. With failure comes negativity towards ourselves
and towards others if our expectation is of others. Feelings that they are not
enough, that we are not enough. These 'feelings' drive behaviours that lead to division, exclusion and diminished wellbeing for others and ourselves.
So how do we define, create and influence structures that create a sense of belonging, uniting us in our core purpose?
However, nothing good comes from expectations, those that we place on others and those that we place on ourselves. Yet 'expectations' is exactly where organisational culture endeavors tend to head.
Expectations are concrete, stiff notions of how things should be that ultimately set us up to fail.
Even if we meet them for some time (for example the expectation that we are calm and present with our children or the expectation of how much exercise we should do), eventually we do not meet our expectation and then we fail. With failure comes negativity towards ourselves and towards others if our expectation is of others. Feelings that they are not enough, that we are not enough. These 'feelings' drive behaviours that lead to division, exclusion and diminished wellbeing for others and ourselves.
So how do we define, create and influence structures that create a sense of belonging, uniting us in our core purpose?
Inspiring Unity & Belonging
Introducing The Next 2 Pillars
SYMBOLISM
A physical object or phenomenon, representing abstract ideas and qualities of a cultural group.
LANGUAGE
A system of conventional spoken or written symbols by means of which human beings as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves.
3 Part Video Series
What is Workplace Culture Anyway?
Video 2 exploring 2 of the 7 universal culture pillars, symbolism and language, and how these relate to the workplace.
