Resources

Leadership Resources

At bci, we infuse all of our work with the latest leadership, talent management, DEI, skills development, belonging, empathy, psychological safety, empowerment, engagement, and wellness best practices, research, and data. As thought leaders in this space, we have many resources available to download that will help your organization to shift leadership and cultivate belonging in the workplace.

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We've Got This

Unlocking the Beauty of Belonging

Many of us feel constant pressure to mask and curate who we are — to perform as someone we’re not rather than be who we are. And it hurts us. But we don’t need to live this way.

With Ritu’s bestselling and award-winning book We’ve Got This, she offers readers a roadmap for how to claim belonging so that you can thrive. And it also offers leaders an opportunity to grow their empathy and inclusion skills by learning about the barriers to belonging — all to unlock belonging for yourself and for others.

We’ve Got This is a captivating and compelling read that outlines the path to standing in your power. Ritu’s insightful messages and deeply personal stories about the trials and tribulations of finding belonging resonate with the passion and authenticity she’s known for.

Tip Sheets and Articles

bci’s free tip sheets contain the latest information, tips, and strategies for leadership and career development across a range of talent management, executive leadership, and DEI areas. Use them in your leadership and development programs or as a free resource for team members.

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bci Blog

Our monthly blog offers insights on a range of leadership, talent management, and DEI topics that will help you stay on top of best practices and trends.

The Authenticity Principle

Resist Conformity, Embrace Differences, and Transform How You Live, Work, and Lead.

“At a time when many of us want to be more inclusive of others but don’t know how to make it happen, The Authenticity Principle is essential reading. Ritu Bhasin provides a highly practical and realistic action-plan for leaders to revolutionize how they lead their organizations and their teams, with authenticity as a guiding principle. This book is guaranteed to change how you think about yourself and those around you, while giving you the edge you need to be an inclusive leader in today’s world.”

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Dive into our latest videos and immerse yourself in learning from our experts and special guests on a range of leadership, talent management, and DEI

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Sponsor Effect: Canada

The first research of its kind in Canada, Sponsor Effect: Canada explores the challenges faced by People of Color, Indigenous Peoples and women, including the intersections between these cultural identities, in attracting sponsorship. Published in partnership with Coqual.

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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 service 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 psychotherapist. Using a trauma-informed lens and somatic approaches, she also has experience guiding leaders and teams in mending relationships, and rebuilding trust where harm has occurred due to inequities, intercultural conflict, value mismatches, exclusion, and psychological or geopolitical safety issues, with the goal of creating a more inclusive, resilient or organizational culture.

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.