A short spoken piece by James Laughlin arguing that belonging is the single most important factor for teams to achieve excellence. He distinguishes going where one is needed from staying where one feels valued, and emphasizes that individuals need to feel they belong to perform at the highest level.
The number one thing that really shone through was that when you're wanting to achieve excellence, not average, not above average, but excellence, the number one thing that your team must experience and every individual on that team is this. The B word. Belonging. We need at a human level to feel like we belong. When we feel we don't belong, we tend to shy away, right? People will definitely go to a place where they are needed, but they will stay in a place where they are valued.
