Fundamental Needs for a Culture of Belonging
Introduction
The Division of Enrollment Management (DEM) strives for a culture of belonging that ensures all team members are able to connect, learn, engage, and be supported within the workplace. This holistic roadmap for belonging identifies 9 distinct fundamental needs to ensure efforts are appropriately aligned to build a strong and dynamic organizational culture. Accountability to continued progress in our roadmap to a culture of belonging will be measured through our ability to advance each of these fundamental needs and it will be critical that each team member play a part in order to achieve organizational growth.
Meet Essential Needs
Allowing team members to thrive by providing the tools they need to succeed in the workplace.
Allow for Participation
Allowing team members to feel comfortable contributing their opinions and ideas while demonstrating a culture of feedback.
Foster Wellbeing
Allowing team members to realize work-life harmony while supporting meaning-making, promoting safety, celebrating achievement, and building resiliency.
Establish an Inclusive Environment
Allowing team members to engage in learning, growth, and development that promotes an ecosystem of inclusive policies, practices, and people.
Honor Identity
Allowing team members to make meaningful connections across all aspects of self as well as establish clear understanding for how those contribute to a productive and healthy workplace.
Ensure Understanding
Allowing team members to clearly understand the expectations of their role as well as how they productively contribute towards established goals, priorities, and team dynamics.
Prioritize Innovation
Allowing team members to be creative by encouraging curiosity and imagination throughout the organization.
Promote Care & Collaboration
Allowing team members to be supported in bringing their authentic selves, build community, and work together to accomplish priorities.
Provide Autonomy
Allowing team members to have control of their own work, growth, and learning.
Fundamental Human Needs Background
The fundamental needs are adapted specifically for DEM from Max-Neef’s model of Fundamental Human Needs.