Think about the best team you've ever been a part of. I would bet that you felt a strong sense of belonging within this team. You had a shared destiny and sense of identity, felt safe and trusted, and had fun while crushing the mission. Dang belonging feels good. And, it turns out, having a culture of belonging creates high-performing teams.

Adriana is my Belonging Guru. When we started this podcast, she was one of the first people I knew we needed to get. You'll see why. Adriana helped me realize the vital importance of belonging and has been working with me to develop the skills required to build belonging at Redox and all of the communities I organize.

It's is a bit of a buzz word these days, often included in diversity, equity, and inclusion work. In this show, we dive into what belonging actually means, it’s key characteristics, why it’s fundamentally important (a basic human need, as Adriana described it), and we get into a really tactical discussion about behaviors and methods you can use to build more belonging for yourself and the teams you’re a part of.