authentic leadership Archives — bhasin consulting inc.

Addressing Workplace Loneliness: 4 Leadership Must-Dos for Fostering Connection and Belonging

Addressing Workplace Loneliness: 4 Leadership Must-Dos for Fostering Connection and Belonging Over the past few years, we’ve had to tackle several challenges and hardships in the workplace. And this is predicted to continue, which is why we must explore the impact. The intense stress, change, and uncertainty is giving rise to a growing emotional undercurrent—one […]

Inclusive Coaching — What It Is and Why It Matters

We know from extensive research that professionals from equity-seeking groups are more likely to receive messages that they need to conform. To combat this, leaders must become competent at inclusive coaching in order to provide inclusive sponsorship and advocacy to professionals from equity-seeking communities.

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

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 or hybrid work. Although there is plenty of excitement around “getting back to normal”, the prospect of returning to the workplace is feeling daunting for many.

Dr. Komal Bhasin, MSW, MHSc, DSocSci

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 leadership and DEI areas, including mental health inclusion, psychological safety, empathy, relationship repair, allyship, and cultural competence. 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 inclusion 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 boards 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 cats.