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Why We Must Keep Focusing on Gender Equity

May 6, 2022

DEI initiatives are so important for advancing women’s equity (for cisgender and trans women), empowering women professionals and addressing the unique obstacles women face in the workplace, including ones related to our intersecting identities.

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Why We Must Keep Focusing on Gender Equity

May 6, 2022 No Comments

Why Being Authentic is More Important Than Ever During the Return to In-Person Work

March 4, 2022 No Comments

Many organizations have begun planning again for various forms of in-person work this spring, but I continue hearing the same concern coming up during client conversations: “We’re learning that one of the main reasons many team members don’t want to go back into the office is because they feel they can’t be as authentic in-person.”

How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace

February 1, 2022 No Comments

Racial inclusion expert Minda Harts shares insights from her book, “Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace”.

4 Key DEI Areas to Focus on in the New Year

January 3, 2022 No Comments

As we kick off 2022, and as organizations ramp back up after a much-needed break, I know that DEI professionals and HR leaders are giving much thought to the key diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) areas to focus on in the year ahead.

Ritu Bhasin speaking in front of a crowd of people

Worried About the Great Resignation? Focus on Inclusive Recruitment

December 9, 2021 No Comments

The last two years have literally felt like a roller coaster ride as it relates to talent management. From the dramatic shift to remote working and mass layoffs/furloughs to the slow transition to hybrid work environments to what we’re now seeing with the “Great Resignation”, it’s felt particularly overwhelming for HR and DEI professionals!

Melinda Briana Epler and Ritu Bhasin presenting a webinar

Do No Harm — 3 Nonverbal Microaggressions to Eliminate

November 1, 2021 No Comments

When we do our work as allies to reduce microaggressions, we often focus on verbal microaggressions. However, nonverbal microaggressions can be just as harmful. Here are three workplace nonverbal microaggressions to eliminate.

Anxiety About Hybrid Work is Real — Organizations Must Acknowledge It as Part of Their Mental Health Inclusion Efforts

October 4, 2021 No Comments

The past year and a half has been an incredibly difficult time for many of us when it comes to mental health. From the abrupt changes brought on by the pandemic to experiences with burnout, grief and loss related to racism and other social inequities.

Ritu Bhasin sitting at a table with a man in a suit teaching about inclusive coaching

Inclusive Coaching — What It Is and Why It Matters

September 1, 2021 No Comments

One of the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) areas that is top of mind in the work that we do here at bci is the critical importance of teaching leaders how to be inclusive in their coaching efforts — especially when coaching team members from equity-seeking communities.

Ritu Bhasin presenting in a conference room

Why Authentic Leadership Must be Part of Your DEI Strategy as We Start to Return to In-Person Work

August 3, 2021 No Comments

Lately there’s been more and more talk about the world opening up, with many workplaces starting to make plans for a return to in-person work or, more likely, some form of hybrid work environment this fall. Although there is plenty of excitement around “getting back to normal”, after over a year of working remotely during the pandemic, the prospect of returning to the workplace is feeling daunting for many.

Ritu Bhasin speaking with a Muslim woman

3 Things You Can Do to be Inclusive in the Wake of Islamophobia

July 6, 2021 No Comments

In workplace DEI efforts, often times there’s less discussion about inequities that people experience when they come from religious minority groups. But in the wake of continued attacks on Muslims and other religious communities, we must make this a focus.

Ritu Bhasin speaking with two women about allyship

Why Being an Effective Ally in the Workplace is More Important Than Ever

June 1, 2021 No Comments

As a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) professional, I’ve been teaching about allyship for years. However, it feels as though allyship has never been as important as it is right now, after a year of having a glaring spotlight on racial inclusion and the urgent need to interrupt anti-Black racism in particular, in addition to anti-Asian racism, and to disrupt white supremacy on a whole.

Komal Bhasin teaching a mental health workshop

3 Ways to Promote Mental Health Inclusion in the Workplace

May 4, 2021 No Comments

Although more and more organizations are looking to incorporate inclusive mental health strategies into their DEI efforts, we’re still repeatedly hearing that more guidance is needed on how to make this happen. We’re also hearing from leaders about how they can be more inclusive as it relates to mental health, on an individual level.

Ritu Bhasin and Komal Bhasin having a conversation next to a projector screen in a conference room

4 Ways to be a Better Ally to Your Sikh Colleagues and Friends

April 8, 2021 No Comments

For many people of Indian descent, watching the farmers’ protests in India over the last several months has been very difficult because of the spotlight on injustices, violations of human and civil liberties and more. Here’s what you can do to be an ally to your Sikh colleagues during this difficult moment.

Ritu Bhasin teaching a workshop to a group of women

The Adverse Impact of the Work-Life Balance Bias on Women Professionals and the Complication of COVID

March 1, 2021 No Comments

In the almost eleven years that bhasin consulting inc. has been delivering equity, diversity and inclusion programming, a common refrain from clients across sectors has been, “We’ve been successful in attracting and recruiting women professionals, but they often leave because of ‘work-life balance’ issues. What are we doing wrong?”

Ritu Bhasin speaking on a stage to a crowd of diverse professionals

Celebrating Black Excellence & Addressing Anti-Black Racism Must be Year-Round — Not Just During Black History Month

February 1, 2021 No Comments

February is Black History Month, a month when we celebrate the contributions and achievements of Black communities throughout history and present day, in addition to exploring how to interrupt anti-Black racism through our equity, diversity and inclusion efforts.

Ritu Bhasin teaching an inclusion workshop to a group of diverse professionals

5 Ways to Move Inclusion Forward in the New Year

January 4, 2021 No Comments

The last year has been a tumultuous and heart-wrenching time, with many of us facing a seemingly endless procession of inclusion challenges. Here are five of the strategies we can all focus on as leaders, team members and allies in order to keep pushing for a more inclusive world.

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bci Blog

The Latest Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Insights

Why We Must Keep Focusing on Gender Equity

bci Blog

The Latest Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Insights

Why We Must Keep Focusing on Gender Equity

Why Being Authentic is More Important Than Ever During the Return to In-Person Work

How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace

4 Key DEI Areas to Focus on in the New Year

Worried About the Great Resignation? Focus on Inclusive Recruitment

Do No Harm — 3 Nonverbal Microaggressions to Eliminate

Anxiety About Hybrid Work is Real — Organizations Must Acknowledge It as Part of Their Mental Health Inclusion Efforts

Inclusive Coaching — What It Is and Why It Matters

Why Authentic Leadership Must be Part of Your DEI Strategy as We Start to Return to In-Person Work

3 Things You Can Do to be Inclusive in the Wake of Islamophobia

Why Being an Effective Ally in the Workplace is More Important Than Ever

3 Ways to Promote Mental Health Inclusion in the Workplace

4 Ways to be a Better Ally to Your Sikh Colleagues and Friends

The Adverse Impact of the Work-Life Balance Bias on Women Professionals and the Complication of COVID

Celebrating Black Excellence & Addressing Anti-Black Racism Must be Year-Round — Not Just During Black History Month

5 Ways to Move Inclusion Forward in the New Year

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