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Welcome to the Achievers Workforce Institute - a trusted resource and advisor for HR and business leaders. Get workforce science best practices that drive outcomes and help employees do the best work of their lives.

AWI Belonging Model™

A data-driven model for employee belonging

There is power in belonging. Organizations that are able to cultivate a high sense of belonging are more likely to see nearly 3x improvements in employee engagement, job commitment, productivity, and wellbeing.

Understanding the significance of workplace belonging, the Achievers Workforce Institute developed the Belonging Model - a research-backed framework consisting of 5 key pillars that organizations can use to measure and drive belonging at work.

Welcomed

Known

Included

Supported

Connected

Learn more about the Belonging Model - and how you can activate all 5 pillars to triple belonging at your organization.

Discover the Belonging Model

Find the resources you need

No matter what stage of the employee engagement journey you're on, AWI has workforce science-backed content and advisory practices to help you along the way. Whether you're here to learn, improve, or prove, we've got you covered.

Learn

Just starting out? We'll help you understand workforce science trends and how they apply to your company.

Learn

Improve

Have a current recognition program but looking for ways to improve? Read the best practices based on workforce science and how they can apply to your organization.

Improve

Prove

Ready to get started with a recognition platform? Get business cases for recognition, feedback, and more to increase internal buy-in for these programs.

Prove

Meet AWI

As the research and insights arm of Achievers, AWI is committed to providing simple, accessible thought leadership based in science and data to help drive outcomes.

About Achievers Workforce Institute

Achievers Workforce Institute is a strategic practice of workforce and data scientists that connects global HR and business leaders with research, community, and advisory services to drive the conditions that need to exist at work to encourage the engagement of people in the workplace.

Research

We bring together primary, customer, and applied research to create actionable best practices for HR and business leaders to make a difference for their employees and organization.
Community

Join like-minded HR and business leaders who are making data-driven decisions to improve employee experience and organizational results. Attend AWI events and contribute to our ongoing research.
Advisory

From primary research-guided models to best practices based on 20 years of real-world experience, tap into the Institute's experts and analysts to help guide your programs and policies.