Ritu Bhasin

Speaking topics

Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

• Leaders, We’ve Got This! Unlocking Belonging in the Workplace

  Many team members feel constant pressure to mask and curate who they are at work — to perform as someone they’re not rather than be who they are. And it strikes at their ability to belong. By cultivating psychological safety, trust, inclusion, and agency in how we work, leaders can unlock belonging in their organizations for everyone.

  In this inspiring, practical, and research-driven session, Ritu Bhasin will cover:

  • The key pillars for leaders to unlock belonging in their organization.
  • How to leverage the Three Selves Framework™ in leading and manage teams and stakeholders.
  • How to create cultures that are rooted in belonging, psychological safety, trust, inclusion, innovation, and empowerment.
  • Leadership strategies for fostering empathy, authenticity, and trust.

• Authentic Leadership: Creating Cultures of Engagement

  Organizational cultures that cultivate authenticity help to unlock experiences of engagement, belonging, innovation, trust, and psychological safety for all team members. In fact, it’s in environments where leaders embrace authentic leadership that team members feel like they can bring their whole selves to work and contribute to their fullest. This empowering keynote delves into how leaders can grow and leverage authentic leadership. Main takeaways include:

  • What authentic leadership is and how it is connected to fostering cultures of engagement, trust, psychological safety, innovation, and inclusion.
  • How leaders can cultivate authentic leadership to ensure team members experience belonging and psychological safety at work.
  • A deep dive into how to leverage the Three Selves Framework™, a cutting-edge approach to leadership.
  • Strategies for empowering team members to embrace differences and navigate an ever-changing work environment.

• The “How” of Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Organizational Cultures

  More than ever, we’re hearing about the critical importance of creating inclusive workplaces, where everyone can experience belonging and contribute to their fullest. But how do we make this happen? This practical and inspiring keynote digs deep into the key pillars of inclusive leadership and focuses on equipping attendees with concrete tools for unlocking inclusion. Main takeaways include:

  • Understanding the differences between diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Neuroscience, leadership, and mindfulness research related to unconscious bias.
  • Strategies for interrupting bias to create more inclusive and innovative organizations where teams are more engaged, authentic, and successful.
  • Skills and language team members can leverage in how they work and lead.

• I Hear You, I See You, I’m Here for You: Holding Psychologically Safe Conversations

  In our efforts to be more empathetic, mindful, and inclusive as leaders and team members, we want to build relationships that enable us to hold meaningful conversations — experiences that can often feel intimidating, uncomfortable, and difficult because of a lack of psychological safety. This inspiring session is targeted at equipping attendees with the tools to make this happen. Topics covered in this session include:

  • Key principles for relationship-building that are rooted in emotional intelligence (EQ), empathy, empowerment, and inclusion.
  • How to build meaningful relationships by holding constructive conversations that reflect psychological safety, trust, belonging, and authenticity.
  • The Three Selves Framework™ — an innovative approach for cultivating empowerment, engagement, and belonging in the workplace.
  • How to interrupt the tendency to push conformity.

• How to Deliver Meaningful Feedback

  Meaningful feedback is essential for unlocking career advancement and creating high-performing organizational cultures. It helps team members feel valued, empowered, engaged, and included. But it can be challenging to deliver!

  This is why it’s critical leaders are equipped with concrete tools to offer impactful and inclusive feedback. In this highly practical session, Ritu Bhasin will explore:

  • Key leadership and cultural competency principles for effective performance management.
  • Biases and challenges that manifest in formal and informal feedback delivery processes.
  • bci’s OIRE model for delivering effective and impactful feedback.
  • The Three Selves™ — an innovative framework for cultivating empowerment, engagement, and belonging in the workplace.
  • A coaching methodology for holding culturally competent coaching conversations and offering inclusive behavioural adaptations rather than pushing conformity.