Belonging in a virtual world

Building team belonging virtually is tough, but there are five approaches leaders can take for a more inclusive culture, says Katie Lee, CEO of Lucky Generals

The three key components of intrinsic motivation, according to Pink in his 2009 book Drive, are autonomy, mastery and purpose.

I’ve always been a big fan of this framework as a way to build and measure our talent management strategy. However, I’ve always thought it lacked a fourth component, one of belonging, probably the thing that I find the most motivating of all. Right now, I believe that belonging couldn’t be more important, not just as people are missing those daily connections but also with the need for all companies to look inwards and ask themselves why their diversity isn’t yet where it should be.

As we look at how we continue to motivate the Generals, you’d think it would be simple to move to a virtual world forever and forego the office. After all, autonomy, mastery and purpose can all still be achieved through careful meeting structures, team...