Foster a more civil, safe, and collaborative workplace.
Our programs empower your people to improve your workplace culture.
Why does belonging matter to your organization?
Leveraging your people’s differences creates lasting progress.
In times of deep divisions, fostering belonging within organizations and communities is crucial for three key reasons.
Safety
When people experience belonging, they feel safe to engage more deeply, contribute more value, and express their authentic selves without fear of harm.
Civility
People that come from different backgrounds are equipped with skills to bridge across their differences by managing disagreements with empathy and civility.
Collaboration
People that practice belonging harness their different perspectives to co-create solutions that increase productivity and progress.
In a diverse community, differences in background, perspective, and skills are inevitable. Belonging is about leveraging these differences in a positive way to create progress that lasts.
“Seeking commonalities
over differences”
Empower Initiative’s programs prove that our commonalities can overpower our differences. We can no longer ask what we should do — instead we must question who we need to become if we’re to be a part of the solution.
Cynthia Marshall
CEO, Dallas Mavericks
“Pathbreaking ideas
and innovative leadership”
Ben McBride galvanizes large groups and inspires those around him to take action. Seasoned leaders and up-and-coming organizers can turn to Empower Initiative for pathbreaking ideas, innovative leadership and wise counsel.
Nicole Taylor
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
New solutions to nagging problems.
Fostering safety, civility, and collaboration happens when belonging is practiced.
By investing in skill development and culture building, you not only support the well-being of your people, but also ensure the resilience of your organization.
How we can help
Keynote Speaking
Inspire your team to strive toward belonging together.
Leadership Training
Nurture the professional skills needed to foster workplace belonging.
E-Learning
Equip your team with shared tools through our self-guided courses.
Learning Lab
Invest in team building through immersive case studies in Alabama or South Africa.
Private Consulting
Find your team’s growth opportunities and create a culture of belonging.
Here’s how.
Start the conversation
We’ll ask about your organization’s challenges and opportunities — and answer your questions.
Begin the work
Choose and embark on the services suited to your organization’s cultural needs.
Build your future
Our work together is an empowering first step in creating a culture where everyone belongs.
Organizations we’ve worked with
Meet our founders
Ben and Gynelle McBride co-create best-in-class workplace transformation with more than 20 years’ experience helping private and public sector leaders foster belonging within their organizations.
With their leadership, we empower our clients to confront big challenges and work toward even bigger solutions.
Preview our flagship e-course
Watch “Why Belonging?”, a quick introduction to our online course, to preview our methods and approach to fostering belonging.
