MIT Sloan Management Review Article on How to Create Belonging for Remote Workers

There are practical steps managers and colleagues can take to make their remote employees feel valuable and ingrained in company culture.

What does workplace culture mean to the growing number of people who work from home or as freelancers? We spent the last three years studying the science of emotions on the job for our new book, No Hard Feelings. One of the most common questions we get asked by leaders is how to ensure the growing number of remote workers feel connected to their work and to their colleagues.

Feeling a sense of belonging, which is when we feel safe and valued for embracing what makes us different, makes us happier and more productive. We’re also healthier and better able to cope with job stress. Not belonging, on the other hand, is among the strongest predictors of turnover.

About the Author

Liz Fosslien and Mollie West-Duffy are the authors of the book No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work. For more of their cartoons, follow them on Instagram.

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