Belonging

#BELONGING! Construction Inclusion Week

"When we listen and celebrate what is both common and different, we become wiser, more inclusive, and better organizations." Pat Wadors

A great sense of "belonging"! 🤝🏻🤍. According to the Belonging is a sense of fitting in or feeling like you are an important member of a group. A really close family gives each of its members a strong sense of belonging. Belongingness, refers to a human emotional need for interpersonal relationships, affiliating, connectedness, and being part of a group. Examples of belongingness needs include friendship, intimacy, trust, and acceptance, receiving and giving affection, and love.

Check out this new podcast "The Builders' Table" by NCCER host Jennifer Wilkerson! 👇🏻🎧

THE BUILDERS TABLE
Press Release: Launched Oct. 3, this podcast will feature construction industry leaders and professionals to educate, empower and engage listeners on the importance of the industry. The Builders’ Table will address the need to inspire the next generation of craft professionals through in-depth conversations and develop solutions that will move our industry forward. 

The podcast is hosted by Jennifer Wilkerson, NCCER’s Vice President of Innovation and Advancement. As a former high school teacher and part owner in a welding company, Wilkerson has a passion for education and construction that she’s excited to share through the podcast.   

“The Builders’ Table is one more opportunity for me to engage with the amazing people in the construction industry,” Wilkerson said. “Together, we can discuss potential solutions for the workforce issues facing our industry and find ways to build the next generation of craft professionals.”  

Episodes will be released on Mondays at 7 a.m. ET. Topics will range from:  

• The importance of building the talent pool through education and diversity.  

• Connecting our schools and contractors at the local level.  

• Empowering our craft professionals.  

• The role construction plays in building our communities and our country.   

The Builders' Table is available on several services including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and more. 

Christi and Angela kept hearing these stories from peers across the US and all over the world (Clubhouse), they knew they had to share these stories: podcast and connecting on the Forum.

How do you define Belonging? We'd love to hear your perspective. 🤝🏻