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Providing Hope! Leadership and DEI Predications for 2025

Providing Hope! Leadership and DEI Predications for 2025 As you may know, every January we, at bci, reflect on the challenges and opportunities ahead for leadership and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These topics have dominated business headlines over the last few years, but as we look to 2025, it’s clear that the issues we […]

Why the Push for In-Person Work Misses the Mark

Why the Push for In-Person Work Misses the Mark The world has undergone a major shift in the last few years as it relates to how we work. The pandemic forced many organizations to adopt virtual work out of necessity and, for many employees, it was a welcomed change. However, as the world returns to […]

Burnout at the Top: Why Leaders Are Struggling Too

Burnout at the Top: Why Leaders Are Struggling Too It’s no secret that we’re in the midst of a mental health crisis in the workplace. Countless studies highlight rising levels of stress, anxiety, and burnout among employees. But there’s another group that’s often overlooked in this conversation: leaders. The pressure on leaders — whether we’re […]

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The bci team primarily works from lands that are part of the Dish With One Spoon Territory, a treaty between the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas, and Haudenosaunee that brought these communities together to share, serve, and protect these lands.

bci is deeply committed to honoring the spirit of this treaty, and we recognize our privilege in enjoying the benefits of these lands, which supports all that we do. We’re passionately focused on undertaking our work in alignment with the values of Truth and Reconciliation, and we actively seek to decolonize societal and workplace systems, as well as our individual behaviors.

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.