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Book Title: Braving the Workplace: Belonging at the Breaking Point
Author:Beth Kaplan
Published:2025
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Braving the Workplace: Belonging at the Breaking Point revolutionizes the conversation around belonging—a vital yet overlooked human need—within modern workplaces. Through groundbreaking research and compelling narratives, the book explores how the absence of belonging fosters workplace-induced trauma, identity disorders, and burnout, offering a new lens to understand and address these pervasive issues.
Dr. Kaplan reframes belonging as an active process, connecting identity, inclusion, and purpose. Her actionable insights bridge the gap between productivity and humanity. In a world reshaped by the pandemic, where employees are reevaluating work’s role in their lives, her work provides a timely blueprint for systemic change.
Accessible and universally relevant, this book speaks to leaders, professionals, and anyone seeking fulfillment at work, making a compelling case for belonging as the foundation of well-being and workplace transformation.