{"id":2207,"date":"2025-09-18T13:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T12:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/167.172.54.60\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:29:45","slug":"national-inclusion-week-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/national-inclusion-week-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"National Inclusion Week: Now is the Time for Connection-Driven Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"hero-article-6a047c94a529b\" class=\"hero-article page-block page-block--pdtop-reg page-block--pdbot-reg\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pill-tag pill-tag--blue-20\">Connection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hero-article__date\">18 Sep 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-article__title\">National Inclusion Week: Now is the Time for Connection-Driven Inclusion<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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sticky-content-sidebar__back\"><span>Back to articles<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<div class=\"sticky-content-sidebar__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"body-content\"><p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">A Practical Guide to Inclusion + The Stats That Demand Action<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><strong>Now is the time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>National Inclusion Week reminds us that inclusion can\u2019t wait until conditions are easier or budgets are bigger. The challenge is clear: in times of pushback, how can we make inclusion real and sustainable?<\/p>\n<p>Because across industries, people are quietly confessing versions of the same story:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m lonely and isolated\u2026 I hate giving up, but I feel like I should quit.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m just wondering if I need to leave so I can be myself again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI try to break into team conversations, but I get no traction.\u201d*\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Different roles, different companies\u2014same outcome. Too many people are feeling left out and disconnected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When Belonging Fades, Talent Follows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The consequences of disconnection are easy to see. They show up in disengagement, lost potential, and lost talent.<\/p>\n<p>A\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.cigna.com\/business-case-addressing-loneliness-workforce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cigna\u202freport<\/a> estimates that loneliness-driven absenteeism costs U.S. companies $154 billion annually.\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/349484\/state-of-the-global-workplace.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallup<\/a> estimates that disengaged employees drain the global economy of hundreds of billions annually in lost productivity.<\/p>\n<p>When employees feel like they belong, they\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2019\/02\/the-surprising-power-of-simply-asking-coworkers-how-theyre-doing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3.5 times more likely<\/a> to contribute to their fullest potential.<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s the bottom line: employees who don\u2019t feel included are far more likely to leave, and replacing them is expensive. Research suggests the <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2019\/02\/the-surprising-power-of-simply-asking-coworkers-how-theyre-doing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cost of turnover<\/a> can run anywhere from 50\u2013150% of annual salary per employee, not counting lost knowledge, cohesion, and momentum.<\/p>\n<p>And the problem isn\u2019t going away.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cipd.org\/uk\/knowledge\/reports\/resourcing-talent-planning-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIPD research<\/a> shows that voluntary turnover remains consistently high, with many organizations reporting difficulty retaining talent even in tighter job markets. The sentiment echoes globally\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/workinstitute.com\/retention-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">work institute<\/a> estimates we\u2019re looking at 35 to 40 million voluntary quits in the United States in 2025\u2014roughly one-fifth of the workforce.<\/p>\n<p>People are reassessing what they want from work, and belonging is non-negotiable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Human Toll Behind the Numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Behind every statistic is a story of someone who once wanted to contribute but now feels shut out. Stories of disconnection aggregated from real posts on Reddit and Glassdoor<\/p>\n<p>The LGBTQ professional who wonders if staying in her role means slowly erasing herself.1<\/p>\n<p>The introvert who performs well on paper but goes home each night feeling like an \u2018alien.\u20192<\/p>\n<p>The senior lawyer who can\u2019t break into established networks and cliques.3<\/p>\n<p>These employees aren\u2019t disengaged because they lack ability. They\u2019re disengaged because the culture around them signals, directly or indirectly, that they don\u2019t belong. Left unchecked, those signals push people toward the door.<\/p>\n<p>Managers Make\u2014or Break\u2014Belonging<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/workinstitute.com\/retention-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Work Institute\u2019s<\/a> 2025 Retention Report makes it clear: managers directly shape the employee experience. Yet the share of employees citing \u201cmanager behaviour\u201d as the reason they left has hit a six-year high.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/349484\/state-of-the-global-workplace.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallup<\/a> reports that manager engagement dropped significantly in 2024, outpacing any other worker category.<\/p>\n<p>This should be a wake-up call.<\/p>\n<p>Employees don\u2019t just leave companies\u2014they leave managers. And increasingly, managers themselves are leaving when they aren\u2019t equipped to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>This is more than a pipeline problem. It\u2019s about helping managers rediscover and use their natural ability to connect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Practical Guide to Inclusion\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So how can organizations push forward in a climate of backlash and budget cuts? By focusing on what truly makes a difference. That means embedding inclusion in ways that are sustainable and practical:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prioritize connection over compliance. It\u2019s not enough to track demographics. Measure how people feel, how supported they are, and whether they want to stay.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invest in leaders where it matters most<\/strong>. Managers shape the day-to-day employee experience more than policies or slogans ever will.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make inclusion everyday, not occasional<\/strong>. Embedding belonging means weaving it into meetings, conversations, and decision-making, not saving it for awareness days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/insights\/latest-thinking\/why-coaching-investment-measuring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This is where coaching comes in<\/a>. Coaching isn\u2019t another training slide deck. It\u2019s real-time practice that helps leaders notice when someone is withdrawing, respond in ways that rebuild trust, and create team cultures where people can bring their full selves.<\/p>\n<p>The capacity for belonging already exists\u2014it just needs to be unlocked.<\/p>\n<p>And when it is, the results aren\u2019t \u201csoft.\u201d They\u2019re measurable: connected teams innovate faster, they perform better, they stay longer.<\/p>\n<p>Talking Talent\u2019s coaching is designed to unlock these ripple effects. We help leaders tap into their natural inclusive instincts and turn them into everyday actions, so belonging is not an abstract concept, but a daily reality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Smarter Investment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The traditional business case for inclusion has been framed as fairness plus profitability: do this because it\u2019s right, and because it might help your bottom line.<\/p>\n<p>The sharper case for connection-driven inclusion is more urgent: do this because when we ignore people&#8217;s fundamental need to connect and belong, we drain our organizations of many of their best people. And when we harness these natural human drives, they multiply every outcome we care about, from resilience to revenue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk\/national-inclusion-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Inclusion Week<\/a> is a reminder that inclusion can\u2019t be measured by demographics alone.<\/p>\n<p>It must be measured by connection.<\/p>\n<p>At Talking Talent, we help organizations harness their people&#8217;s natural capacity for connection \u2014 through coaching. Not abstract theory or one-off workshops. Coaching that is personal, practical, and proven. <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/contact\/\">Reach out<\/a> to start the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>*Stories of disconnection aggregated from real posts on Reddit and Glassdoor<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"related-posts-grid-6a047c94a726a\" class=\"related-posts-grid page-block page-block--pdtop-reg page-block--pdbot-reg\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container related-posts-grid__wrap\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"highlight highlight--tight\">You may also<br \/>\r\nbe interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-posts-grid__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/insights\/news\/40-of-senior-positions-now-filled-by-high-performing-women-accelerated-by-female-leadership-development-programme\/\" class=\"related-item__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/vitaly-gariev-Sc2iIlwScic-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"related-item__date\">1 Jul 2016<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"related-item__title h5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/insights\/news\/40-of-senior-positions-now-filled-by-high-performing-women-accelerated-by-female-leadership-development-programme\/\">40% of senior positions now filled by high performing women, accelerated by Female Leadership Development Programme<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/insights\/news\/40-of-senior-positions-now-filled-by-high-performing-women-accelerated-by-female-leadership-development-programme\/\" class=\"arrow-link arrow-link--dark arrow-link--underline has-dolly-zoom-trigger\"><div class=\"arrow-link__arrow\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M8.34192 10.7282L9.67518 12L16 6L9.67518 0L8.34192 1.27177L12.3761 5.08698H0V6.91315H12.3761L8.34192 10.7282Z\" fill=\"#2C2A29\"\/><\/svg><\/div> <span class=\"arrow-link__text\">Read more<\/span> <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/insights\/news\/talking-talent-appoints-jason-allen-as-new-chair-of-the-board\/\" class=\"related-item__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Jason-1-640x385-1.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Jason-1-640x385-1.png 640w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Jason-1-640x385-1-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Jason-1-640x385-1-550x331.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"related-item__date\">24 Jun 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"related-item__title h5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/insights\/news\/talking-talent-appoints-jason-allen-as-new-chair-of-the-board\/\">Talking Talent appoints Jason Allen as new Chair of the Board<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.talking-talent.com\/us\/insights\/news\/talking-talent-appoints-jason-allen-as-new-chair-of-the-board\/\" class=\"arrow-link arrow-link--dark arrow-link--underline has-dolly-zoom-trigger\"><div class=\"arrow-link__arrow\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M8.34192 10.7282L9.67518 12L16 6L9.67518 0L8.34192 1.27177L12.3761 5.08698H0V6.91315H12.3761L8.34192 10.7282Z\" fill=\"#2C2A29\"\/><\/svg><\/div> <span class=\"arrow-link__text\">Read more<\/span> <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"topic":[18,21],"class_list":["post-2207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","topic-connection","topic-talking-talent"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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