Belonging Rules

Belonging entails holding space for something of shared importance - where agreement is not required but a shared framework is understood - and fostering belonging is essential work for leaders whose organizations are craving a sense of connection, security, and acceptance. In Belonging Rules, award-winning executive coach and management consultant Brad Deutser outlines a multidimensional, highly impactful strategy for creating the space necessary for belonging. Central to the approach are five rules leaders must consider each and every time they make decisions for themselves, their people, and their company: Listen without labels, Empower identity over purpose, Turn into the power, Challenge everything, Demand 100% of the truth - The book explores these rules and their impact through insights, stories, exercises, and thought-provoking leadership perspectives. More than ever before, employees want to feel aligned with their organisation’s approach to key social and organisational issues, including diversity, equity, and inclusion; environmental, social, and corporate governance; mental health; cancel culture, workplace stress, distributed workforces, generational attitudinal shifts; and more. Belonging Rules offers critical guidance for navigating both the pre-existing and ever-evolving social and organisational facets of the workplace.