Why we must strive for belonging in our engineering orgs
summary
Argues that diversity alone is insufficient and gives concrete practices that teams use: a lifeline activity to surface identities, an onboarding buddy plus bootcamps and playbooks, recurring one-to-one check-ins and allyship events to normalize support. Cites research linking belonging to a 56% uplift in performance and 75% fewer sick days, flags Stack Overflow data that over 50% report poor onboarding, and reports invested, repeatable practices yielding measurable improvement in retention and focus.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:56Rauls background
- 7:34Onboarding
- 8:53Onetoones
- 10:50Recurring practices
- 12:37Conclusion
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