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Psychological Safety Is Not a Feelings Exercise
It’s a Performance Metric Here is a thing that happens in organizations with surprising regularity: a leader invests in a psychological safety initiative, it gets labelled a ‘culture program,’ and it gets quietly defunded when the next budget cycle comes around. Meanwhile, the same organization is haemorrhaging talent, sitting on problems nobody will name out…
Twenty Years of Accessibility Law: What the AODA Got Right, Where It Fell Short, and the Gaps that Still Exist in Workplaces
Between 2007 and 2010, I served as a member of the Accessibility Standards Advisory Council (ASAC) — the body legislated under Ontario’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act to advise the Minister on the development of accessibility standards and the progress of standards development committees. I was appointed while leading Avocation Employment Alliance, a nonprofit…
The Return-to-Office Divide: Who Bears the Hidden Cost?
When companies began calling employees back to the office, the dominant conversation was about productivity, culture, and the cost of vacant real estate. Those are legitimate concerns — but they are not the whole picture. A question that received far less attention: who does coming back actually cost the most? In my capstone research at…
The Future of Work: Cross-Cultural, Multigenerational and Accessible to All
Something quietly seismic is happening in workplaces right now. We are, for the first time in recorded history, operating with six generations of people in the workforce simultaneously. Generation Alpha is just beginning to enter the scene. Baby Boomers, many of whom delayed retirement through economic necessity or by choice, are still very much in…
An inspiring start to Black History Month
This weekend, I had the privilege of attending the 19th Annual Cultural Expressions for Change Black History Month Celebration in Ajax, Ontario. The event was exceptionally well coordinated by Event Chair Nicole Griffith, whose leadership ensured a seamless and meaningful experience for everyone. I was honoured to join a panel conversation with fellow Black leaders—guided…
Busting New Year’s Resolutions and avoiding January Burnout
It’s the last week of January, and if you’re reading this with a twinge of guilt about those ambitious New Year’s resolutions you made 26 days ago, you’re not alone. For my clients with ADHD, this is often when I hear some version of: “I failed again. It’s not even February. I don’t know why…
Life Operations Manual for folks with ADHD
A colleague and good friend of mine, Alex Delmar from Thoroughly ADHD Coaching publishes a bite-sized video weekly on her YouTube Channel. Alex has a down-to-earth, authentic and relatable style, and her strategies and techniques are born of her lived experience and extensive training in education, ADHD and psychology. This week, Alex’s tip is about…
What role does inclusive leadership play in return to office mandates?
The COVID 19 pandemic is a few years in our collective rearview mirrors, and across the globe, organizations that employ knowledge workers are increasingly mandating more in-office days for workers many of whom have been primarily working remotely since 2020. Workers tend to feel that they are more productive in a remote environment and that…
Are you hiding your ADHD behind a mask at work?
Are you so tired when you get home from work that you can hardly lift one foot in front of the other? Forget about making dinner, any errands, children’s activities, or spending quality time with loved ones. The couch is calling! For adults with ADHD, (current statistics indicate that is some 15.5 million in the…
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