Looking for something to read this weekend? We’ve scoured the web for thought-provoking articles and essays. Enjoy!

In a recent piece for the Harvard Business Review, Pat Wadors, Senior Vice President of Global Talent Organization at LinkedIn, points out that most discussions of workplace diversity and inclusion miss out on one key factor – promoting a sense of belonging for all employees. And storytelling is one of her key suggestions for doing so:

“Storytelling means two things. First, you, as the storyteller, care enough about your audience’s career journeys to show your own vulnerability and mistakes and successes. We can learn from each other. Second, we can begin to see ourselves in someone else’s shoes.”

Pair her essay with Executive Director Ann Kowal Smith’s blog post on storytelling and inclusion at work.

Elsewhere on the internet:

What really makes a great listener?

Jane Hart reminds us that employee-led learning, by empowering the individual, benefits workplaces and employees alike.

Daniel Nadler is the Founder and CEO of tech start-up Kensho. He is also a poet.

Guardian Books recently began a new series on “Books to Give You Hope.” Each piece is a meditation on the power of literature and the beauty of our world.

Phil Klay, author of Redeployment, on storytelling, culture and war.

In the spirit back-to-school, an exercise designed for college freshman on “How to Live Wisely.”  Author Richard Light’s questions are worth thinking through.

Roald Dahl’s world of fictional food is particularly memorable.

Image: Barthélemy d’Eyck, Still Life with Books in a Niche, c.1442-45, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam [Public Domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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