DEI (and B for Belonging) are Here to Stay – Predictions for 2024

DEI (and B for Belonging) are Here to Stay – Predictions for 2024 “We’re doubling down on our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.” “We’re not watering down the language or substance of our DEI programming.” “We’re keeping the D, the E, and the I… and, in fact, we’re adding in the B for Belonging.” “We […]

Leverage the Seven Behavioral Dimensions to Cultivate Belonging at Work

Leverage the Seven Behavioral Dimensions to Cultivate Belonging at Work As you may know, we’re huge advocates for cultivating belonging in the workplace for a myriad of reasons. I also feel this way on a personal note – it’s critical that we stand in our power to claim belonging in how we work and lead […]

Your Core Wisdom Will Make You a More Empathetic Leader and Team Member

Your Core Wisdom Will Make You a More Empathetic Leader and Team Member Growing up, given my experiences with racist childhood bullying and cultural confusion, I learned to “perform” across all areas of my life. My “Performing Self” was present everywhere. By “Performing Self” I mean the self you show up as when you feel […]

Spotlighting the Magic of The Three Selves Framework

Spotlighting the Magic of The Three Selves Framework™ In this blog, I want to spotlight my Three Selves Framework™ – a model for living, working, and leading more authentically AND for cultivating greater belonging in the workplace. I dig into this powerful tool in both my bestselling books The Authenticity Principle and We’ve Got This […]

Unlock Your Authentic Self and Claim Your Belonging

Unlock Your Authentic Self and Claim Your Belonging I can’t underscore just how important it is that you commit to living, working, and leading more authentically. In doing so, you will unlock a life that’s rooted in belonging – both personally and professionally. This is exactly what I talk about in my recent interview with […]

Cultivating BIPOC Mental Health and Wellness

Cultivating BIPOC Mental Health and Wellness Given that July marks BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to spotlight the connection between racial equity and mental health inclusion in this month’s bci blog.  As Dr. Komal Bhasin, bci’s Mental Health Expert-in-Residence, often shares in her work, the research on race/ethnoculture and mental health is at […]

Interrupt Loneliness at Work By Cultivating Belonging

Interrupt Loneliness at Work By Cultivating Belonging Have you ever felt lonely at work? I sure have. Given how difficult the last few years have been, it’s not surprising that study after study is finding that people are experiencing more loneliness than ever before – and the impact is profound. As you may have seen, […]

What To Do About the “New Normal” Challenges In Our Post-Pandemic World

By Dr. Komal Bhasin, bci’s Senior DEI Consultant and Mental Health Expert-in-Residence. Following three full years of turbulence and uncertainty, many of us are gradually accepting that COVID-19 is now a permanent part of our daily lives. Some of us feel a sense of resignation while others are excited to move on from the years […]

Why Belonging and Authenticity Go Hand in Hand

As you may know, given my life experiences, I’m a passionate advocate for belonging and authenticity—and not just in our personal lives, but in our professional lives as well. This is what led me to write The Authenticity Principle, my first book and my new book We’ve Got This: Unlocking the Beauty of Belonging. I […]

Dr. Komal Bhasin, MSW, MHSc, DocSocSci

Komal is bci’s Senior DEI Consultant and Mental Health Expert-in-Residence and an accomplished DEI facilitator, coach, and strategist. Komal has over 20 years of experience in providing strategic and advisory guidance and program development across a range of sectors, with a particular concentration in mental health and racial inclusion. Komal is also the founder of Insayva Inc., a social enterprise focused on providing accessible DEI and health equity support to charities and non-profit organizations.

Komal has extensive experience in creating and delivering programming in a range of DEI areas, including unconscious bias, cultural competence, mental health inclusion, psychological safety, and allyship. She is passionate about driving transformational change in workplaces and has worked closely with bci clients — corporations, professional services firms, health care providers, and educational institutions — to embed cultures of DEI within their organizations.

Komal has provided one-on-one inclusion coaching to hundreds of senior leaders and brings a unique approach that is informed by her background as a therapist. She is able to expertly handle sensitive conversations and situations and works with leaders to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to advance racial/ethnocultural, gender, and mental health-related equity across teams and organizations. Komal also offers a performance coaching program designed specifically for BIPOC leaders. This program aims to help BIPOC leaders harness their place, position, and identity to thrive in the workplace and beyond. Komal is a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI).

As bci’s Mental Health Expert-in-Residence, Komal offers tremendous expertise around workplace mental health. As a doctoral trained mental health clinician, certified health executive, and registered social worker, Komal has assisted organizations looking to advance employee mental health inclusion and well-being through offering programming on inclusive dialogue, anti-stigma, burnout prevention, psychological safety, resilience, and self-care. Komal is committed to advancing mental health and wellness across the life course; she currently serves on the board of the Alzheimer’s Society of Ontario and previously served on the board of Children’s Mental Health Ontario and the YMCA of Greater Toronto.

When Komal is not working, you’ll find her painting, cooking or snuggling with her cat.