Belonging. It is an essential human need, just as important in the workplace as anywhere else. Yet all too often, organizations pay lip service to diversity, equity and inclusion commitments. They fail to build an enduring culture of belonging, particularly for those employees least likely to feel a sense of psychological safety. In Imagine Belonging, Rhodes Perry offers a powerful framework inspiring leaders to upend workplace inequities of bias and exclusion reinforced by dominant culture systems.

Perry draws upon his distinguished career as a nationally recognized DEI thought leader to help you understand complex issues like power, privilege, targeted universalism, and belonging at a deeper level. He offers practical case studies, proven strategies, and rich stories empowering you to overcome the common barriers that often stymie your organization’s DEI goals. His original writing encourages you to positively influence your workplace culture by embracing inclusive leadership practices, cooperative team building methods, and fresh approaches on how to equitably structure your work. Perry’s writing is personal and engaging and invites you to not only participate in the conversation, but also motivates you to create systems of belonging in your workplace and communities.

Imagine Belonging helps you recognize the relative power and privilege you hold to transform yourself, your team, and your workplace. Whether your organization is just beginning its DEI journey, or is further along in the process, Imagine Belonging will inspire you to transform your vision of belonging at work into a reality…and reap the rewards that result from establishing an equitable organization.