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Workplace Design
Turn good intentions into a workplace that runs well day to day.
I help employers build workplace systems that work in real life, not just on paper. Depending on what your organization needs, that can include:
- workplace reviews, assessments, and audits
- workplace domestic violence program design and implementation
- policy and handbook design
- people-process design across the employee lifecycle, including hiring, promotion, accommodation, and parental leave
This work is especially useful when the policies exist, the intentions are good, and the workplace is still experiencing mistrust, recurring conflict, uneven reporting, or barriers to participation.
workplace reviews, assessments & audits
Sometimes the problem is not the absence of rules. It is that the rules are not working as intended.
A workplace review may help when:
- complaints or conflict keep recurring
- trust in management or internal processes is low
- the workplace has all the right policies and procedures in place and has completed investigations but tensions remain
- leaders suspect informal norms are undermining formal policies
- the organization wants to address problems upstream before they escalate
This can include workplace culture reviews where a broader look at norms, trust, recurring conflict, and day-to-day workplace functioning is needed.
My reviews are designed to get beneath the surface through a clear diagnosis, practical recommendations, and an action plan your organization can actually use.
For larger mandates, I partner with Josée Daris, a multilingual gender equity expert.
For more information, download my Workplace Audits brochure.
a more rigorous approach to workplace culture problems
My workplace reviews are tailored to the organization and may include desk review, interviews, focus groups, workshops, and a final report with concrete recommendations.
Where appropriate, I use participatory methods, including participatory gender audit approaches, to understand how formal rules, informal norms, power, and discretion interact in practice.
This is not a surface-level culture review built only on interviews. I use multiple inputs to identify recurring patterns, test assumptions, and focus recommendations on what is actually driving the problem.
domestic violence program design & implementation
Domestic violence is a workplace issue, whether or not an employer feels ready for it. I help organizations build practical, legally informed workplace domestic violence responses that are safer, clearer, and easier to use in real life.
A domestic violence support package can include:
- policy drafting and review
- risk assessment and referral procedure
- disclosure and intake protocols
- manager and HR response guidance
- safety-planning interfaces
- training for leaders and managers
- implementation planning and internal rollout support
If you want to see how I approach this topic in practice, watch my nationwide webinar hosted by Western University's Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children and the Learning Network. A practical look at building a workplace domestic violence program, this session drew a global audience and had a record turnout for the series.
Download my Workplace Domestic Violence Program Toolkit (PDF). This contains a free self assessment guide, legal information, and practical tools for employers.
policy, handbook, and people-process design
I help employers design or improve policies, programs, and decision-making processes that shape participation, retention, trust, and day-to-day workplace functioning.
- discrimination, harassment, and violence
- recruitment and onboarding
- promotion, feedback, and performance systems
- accommodation processes
- parental leave, leave transitions, and return-to-work supports
- other workplace policies and practices affecting equity, retention, and trust
Want to go deeper?
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Ask for Angela Is Expanding in Toronto. Employers Still Need Their Own Workplace Domestic Violence Plan.
Ask for Angela helps survivors discreetly access support in public spaces. But when the survivor is an employee, employers need their own workplace domestic violence policy, risk assessment process, safety planning, and trauma-informed training.
For organizations that want to do better
You do not need to have all the answers before reaching out. My work is best suited to organizations that want practical help with difficult workplace issues and are willing to take a clear-eyed look at what is happening.
That may mean improving trust, addressing recurring conflict, strengthening internal processes, or responding more effectively to workplace harm.
If your organization wants to make meaningful improvements without posturing, panic, or perfectionism, I can help you build a more workable path forward.