Imagine Belonging at Work

This episode begins a special 3-part learning series that addresses the topic of overcoming the epidemic of exclusion and loneliness at work. McKensie Mack, Founder and Managing Director of the McKensie Mack (they/them) Group, will guide our discussion. They are a trilingual facilitator, educator, activist, and researcher.  McKensie has over 10 years of experience helping organizations, community...

Welcome to Part III of the how exceptional Black women lead learning series. This is our final installment of this series, featuring bestselling author, Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever. We are hosting this learning series in celebration of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the US Supreme Court.  During this episode, Dr. Jones-DeWeever and I discuss: • Ways inclusive leaders like you can radica...

In this episode of the Belonging at Work Podcast, we dive into Part II of my special interview series with Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever. The occasion? To celebrate the historic confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court.  This landmark event gives us an amazing opportunity to discuss the key topics of Dr. Jones-DeWeever's award-winning book, How Exceptional Black Women Lead. ...

Who Belongs? Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson!   Earlier this month marked an historic occasion…   Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court.    To celebrate, I've dedicated a very special 3-part learning series that delves further into the topic of who belongs.   Only 4.7 percent of attorneys are Black, and only 70 Black women have e...

Transformation… We say we want it. But do we really? We think we are willing to work for it. But are we?  In today's episode of the Imagine Belonging at Work podcast, I talk about this important and timely topic. During this episode, I delve into questions such as: How are transformation and change different?  Why is it important to understand these differences? Why is it harmful to maintain the w...

Here's a sobering statistic…only 33% of employees feel like they belong at work.  The flipside of that number? If you are a manager, 67% of your team members feel like they do not belong. They feel the sting of exclusion.  This is alarming news with potentially devastating consequences for employees and their employers' bottom line. But there is hope. There is something leaders can do. They can br...

Explore what it takes to imagine belonging on a full sensory level. This includes some framing a few reflection questions and rounding out this episode, Rhodes created a special meditation exercise, you can try out to help activate what you imagine. 

Rhodes personally invites you to go on a familiar journey with him. This journey is one where we'll encounter some common feelings that arise when we begin to remember our experiences with belonging, and exclusion.

If you have ever felt disconnected, excluded, or that you just didn't matter at work, than this podcast is for you. Your host, Rhodes Perry, bestselling author of  Imagine Belonging , connects you with inclusive leaders, visionaries, and change makers. This show was created for people like you – inclusive leaders, DEI professionals, visionaries, and change makers. In this podcast, we dare to imagi...