data report

The Benefits of Belonging

When employees feel like they belong, they're more motivated, innovative, and happy with their jobs. Learn how to unlock the potential of belonging using insights gleaned from hundreds of thousands of employees.
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Cultures of belonging not only allow employees to feel like they're a valued part of a team, they also deliver a range of business benefits.
Our analysis of 38,000 employees across 53 organizations found that a higher sense of belonging is strongly correlated with an employee's engagement, sense of purpose in their work, comfort in sharing their ideas, and trust in their employer.
5x
Employees' likeliness to feel like they have psychological safety when they feel like they belong.
When employees don't feel like they belong, they can't do their best work. They're less likely to share their ideas, take risks, and ask questions.
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Companies should be highly motivated to create these cultures when engagement and innovation thrive. The first step? Understanding which employees don't feel like they belong.

White Benchmark
AIAN/NHPI/
Indigenous
Asian
Black
Latine
Multiracial
Our analysis found significant differences across racial groups, with employees of color generally experiencing a lower sense of belonging than White employees.
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-11.5%
 Points
-5.5%
 Points
-10.6%
 Points
-3.3%
 Points
-8.2%
 Points
Our analysis found significant differences across racial groups, with employees of color generally experiencing a lower sense of belonging than White employees.
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0%
Non-binary employees
likeliness to feel like they belong, compared to men.
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How can companies begin to close these gaps and unlock the potential of belonging?
It requires a range of practices and processes throughout the employee lifecycle. To understand what companies are doing well, and where they have room to grow, we looked at aggregated data from our Blueprint strategy and analytics platform, which represents hundreds of thousands of employees across 146 organizations.
How Common Are Belonging Practices?
Most
common
Least
common
Most
common
Least
common
62%
Of companies have Employee Resource Groups
50%
Of companies train their people managers on inclusive leadership
47%
Of companies design opportunities for social connection for new hires
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The Good News?
When companies invest in programs and practices that improve the experience for employees who don't feel like they belong, they see all employees' benefit.
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+26
 Points
+19%
 Points
+7%
 Points
The impact of a Paradigm client's belonging efforts on different employee groups.
Black
Employees
LGBTQ+
Employees
All
Employees
The Good News?
When companies invest in programs and practices that improve the experience for employees who don't feel like they belong, they see all employees' benefit.
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