Valerie Onyia Babatope

Dr Babatope’s work is driven by a simple but powerful belief that the workplace should be a source of growth and belonging for everyone. She is passionately curious about the human stories behind human resource management, particularly how we can create organizations where every individual feels valued, supported and empowered to thrive. Her research focuses on the transformative power of mentorship. She explores the dynamic relationships that help people, especially women, neurodivergent individuals and young professionals, navigate their careers and unlock their potential. This isn’t just theoretical for her; it’s about developing practical strategies that organizations can use to build genuine, impactful mentoring cultures that prevent burnout and foster inclusion. Her research directly fuels her teaching. She teaches courses on a variety of topics including strategic HRM, labour relations, training and development, recruitment and selection, organizational behaviour and fundamentals of HR, and people analytics. In her classroom, she moves beyond textbook definitions to wrestle with the real-world complexities of mentorship, ethical leadership, diversity management and inclusive policy design. She asks questions like How can we lead with empathy and kindness? How do we design workplaces that celebrate cognitive differences? How can mentorship be a tool for equity? Her inspiration also comes from her experiences as an entrepreneur and HR consultant. Seeing these principles applied in the vibrant markets of Lagos, Nigeria, or the boardrooms of Canada grounds our learning in reality. It reminds us that good HRM isn't just about policies—it's about people. Ultimately, her greatest interest is in her students’ development. She sees the classroom as a collaborative space where we can learn from both seminal research and each other’s experiences. She is here to guide her students as they discover how to become the thoughtful, innovative and inclusive leaders that the future of work urgently needs. | Mentoring, neurodiversity, inclusive entrepreneurship, well-being, HRM/OB, linguism, virtual reality and empathy simulations in management

Valerie Onyia Babatope is Assistant Professor at MacEwan University. Their stated interests include Dr Babatope’s work is driven by a simple but powerful belief that the workplace should be a source of growth and belonging for everyone. She is passionately curious about the human stories behind human resource management, particularly how we can create organizations where every individual feels valued, supported and empowered to thrive. Her research focuses on the transformative power of mentorship. She explores the dynamic relationships that help people, especially women, neurodivergent individuals and young professionals, navigate their careers and unlock their potential. This isn’t just theoretical for her; it’s about developing practical strategies that organizations can use to build ge. This summary considered all 2 collected sources.