Belonging Isn't a Feeling. It's Performance Science. With organizational scientist Andrea D. Carter.

Belonging Isn't a Feeling. It's Performance Science. With organizational scientist Andrea D. Carter.

Published: May 29, 2026

Duration: 32:09

What if belonging isn't a soft, feel-good idea but the actual infrastructure that decides whether your team performs?

In this episode of the Coachful Coaching Leadership Podcast, I chat with Andrea Carter, organizational scientist, founder of Belonging First, and adjunct professor at Adler University. Fresh off presenting at Google HQ in London for the launch of the Global Workplace Happiness Report, Andrea breaks down what her research across 150,000 employees reveals about why people stay, perform, and actually feel happy at work.

A few things we get into:

- The finding that people are...