{"id":59218,"date":"2025-07-30T08:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"\/akkaszh\/pain-points-podcast-belonging\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T08:36:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:36:01","slug":"pain-points-podcast-belonging","status":"publish","type":"product-content","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/akkaszh\/pain-points-podcast-belonging\/","title":{"rendered":"Pain Points Podcast: Belonging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A wealth of research studies \u2013 and basic common sense \u2013 tell us that people perform better when they feel like they &#8220;belong.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><p>Belonging helps us to commit ourselves to the work of our team, and to contribute fully to the life of our organization as a whole. It&#8217;s the bedrock of a psychologically safe workplace, and it&#8217;s vital for recruiting and retaining top talent.<\/p><p>So how do we create and nurture a culture of belonging, especially at a time when it can seem dangerous to talk about any kind of difference at work?<\/p><p>Eddie Pate is an expert in boosting belonging, with techniques developed throughout a long career in some of the world&#8217;s best-known companies. In this episode of our podcast, Eddie reveals down-to-earth daily actions that we can all take to build stronger teams, <strong>leveraging <\/strong>differences as a powerful way to drive success.<\/p><div class=\"ew-audio\" data-source=\"embed\"><div class=\"ew-audio-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/HF17wOhU-i6FVyGfQ.html\" title=\"Pain Points Ep93\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mindtools Resources on Belonging <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"aji2l1s\/how-well-do-you-model-inclusion-in-your-team\" href=\"\/aji2l1s\/how-well-do-you-model-inclusion-in-your-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Well Do You Model Inclusion in Your Team?<\/a> (Quiz) <\/p><p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"atb7wzy\/building-a-culture-of-belonging\" href=\"\/atb7wzy\/building-a-culture-of-belonging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Building a Culture of Belonging<\/a> (Article) <\/p><p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"acbyqtc\/inclusive-leadership\" href=\"\/acbyqtc\/inclusive-leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inclusive Leadership <\/a>(Article) <\/p><p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"ap0t6xs\/establishing-a-culture-of-belonging\" href=\"\/ap0t6xs\/establishing-a-culture-of-belonging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Establishing a Culture of Belonging<\/a> (Video)<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>This Week&#8217;s Expert Guest<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/eddiepate-speaking.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/eddiepate-speaking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eddie Pate<\/a> (Eddie&#8217;s personal website) <\/p><p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Daily-Practices-Inclusive-Leaders-Belonging\/dp\/1523006412\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6HHOQYB7L3IF&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wK-Zx5bttHYBASLckB-QiZtWq6Oy-oGAEuq6W6i1-X1BP6KDY8Uiv208A7txFlcF4Ds1aYL4BYBs0PXc8w4YzQ.ShskVy2bZcbBkPnP32jOTTxHrCmMPaJaEbWNyUYF_T8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=eddie+pate&amp;qid=1753266111&amp;sprefix=eddie+pate%2Caps%2C165&amp;sr=8-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Daily-Practices-Inclusive-Leaders-Belonging\/dp\/1523006412\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6HHOQYB7L3IF&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wK-Zx5bttHYBASLckB-QiZtWq6Oy-oGAEuq6W6i1-X1BP6KDY8Uiv208A7txFlcF4Ds1aYL4BYBs0PXc8w4YzQ.ShskVy2bZcbBkPnP32jOTTxHrCmMPaJaEbWNyUYF_T8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=eddie+pate&amp;qid=1753266111&amp;sprefix=eddie+pate%2Caps%2C165&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders<\/a> (Eddie&#8217;s book, co-written with Jonathan Stutz, via Amazon.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you create a culture where everyone knows they belong? 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