Mental Health as an Integral Part of DEI Policies in the Workplace

There is no way around it; we cannot discuss Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the workplace without recognizing and understanding that the mental health issues of employees are at the heart of the matter.

Three (3) Tips for Improving Gender Balance in Engineering

“Should I leave engineering?” “I cannot do these engineering politics anymore!” “This is not what I was expecting engineering to be.” Many women in engineering careers have had these thoughts, once or twice. Sometimes they have these thoughts multiple times in their lives, until they change careers. According to Engineers Canada, the number of newly-licensedContinue reading Three (3) Tips for Improving Gender Balance in Engineering

The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI®) 

The Intercultural Development Inventory

MT Consulting Group is happy to announce the offering of a new service – the Intercultural Development Inventory. As qualified assessors of the IDI, we administer the assessment, provide a debrief and prepare a personalized growth plan for professionals seeking to lead inclusively through increased intercultural competence.

How I Navigated the Return to Work in a Pandemic with an Invisible Disability 

How I Navigated the Return to Work in a Pandemic with an Invisible Disability 

Employers have a duty to accommodate; however, without clear guidelines and binding legislation in all provinces, employers are left to interpret what that means.

Here are 5 things organizations can do when a prospective employee has the courage to disclose a disability or directly request an accommodation.

Ramadan in the Workplace 

Ramadan in the Workplace

Creating inclusive spaces for Muslims during the holiest month of the year.

Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and marks the most holiest month for Muslims around the globe. Tradition holds that Allah (swt) revealed the first verses of the holy Quran to the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) during the month of Ramadan, on the night now known as Laylat al Qadr (Night of Power).

Read below to learn more about how you can support Muslims in the workplace during Ramadan.

Trans Day of Visibility: Why it Matters, How to Celebrate 

Trans Day of Visibility: Why it Matters, How to Celebrate 

As we continue to see time and again, representation matters. TDOR focuses on honouring the memory of trans and gender-non-conforming (GNC) people who have been murdered in the preceding 12 months, through advocacy, collective mourning, and direct action. TDOV is a hopeful day, meant to highlight the happiness and thrival of trans people, to balance the collective mourning that trans communities face every day. 

Does your diversity exclude fat people?

Does your diversity exclude fat people?

5 simple ways organizations can begin to cultivate a size-inclusive culture

In a fat-phobic, fat-shaming culture, there are real consequences for people of size, especially in the workplace. Overweight people are more than 50% likely to be given a negative performance review compared to their non-overweight colleagues, even when their outcomes and achievements are the same.