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Executive Coaching

Are you in a leadership role or do you aspire to get a leadership position? Leadership development and executive coaching are powerful ways to improve your effectiveness, and your team’s performance. Modern leadership is challenging due to complications associated with evolving technology, diversity and inclusion, and other issues. Learn to navigate many potential pitfalls with executive coaching.

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For Individuals

Ready to take the next step in your career? Leverage Dr. Helen Ofosu’s doctoral-level expertise in I/O Psychology and 20 years of experience to navigate workplace challenges and achieve your professional goals. Explore personalized career coaching and counselling services designed for aspiring and established professionals.

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For Businesses/Organizations

Build a stronger, more resilient organization with expert HR consulting, training, and outplacement services. Dr. Helen Ofosu partners with businesses to optimize hiring, develop effective leaders, and manage workforce transitions smoothly. Discover tailored solutions backed by deep cross-sector experience.

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I/O Advisory Services uses Work or Business Psychology (officially known as Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology) as the foundation for Career Coaching, Executive Coaching, and HR-related services.

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I got in touch with Helen almost 3 months ago, while I was at a real impasse in my working life and felt I needed a fresh set of eyes to take stock of my situation. As a relative newcomer to Canada, I was fairly unfamiliar with the job market in Ottawa and had been bouncing between jobs that were unfulfilling. Helen was invaluable in turning this around — her advice on updating my resume, cover letter and interview technique, combined with her kindness and enthusiasm, helped me land a role much more in line with my qualifications. Helen has my wholehearted recommendation.

— Chris P.

I would recommend Helen in a heartbeat. Not only did she get to know me thoroughly so as to be able to develop career suggestions personally, she was creative and thought outside the box. She was quick to respond and also helped me regain my self confidence and address my terror of writing a resume (after almost 20 years of not doing one, I was at a complete loss). I couldn’t have gone through that process successfully without her!

— Dava Mckay
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How to be Resilient in Your Career: Facing Up to Barriers at Work

Written by Dr. Helen Ofosu · Published by Routledge in 2023

This is a must-read guidebook for modern professionals and leaders. It addresses vital career advice to help readers navigate common but difficult career experiences such as harassment, imposter syndrome, bullying, being part of an underrepresented group, toxic workplaces, discrimination, and more — many of these topics are not addressed elsewhere.

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How to be Resilient in Your Career — book cover

Past & Present Clients

Get a glimpse of some of the organizations I’ve helped through HR services, corporate training, applied research, or keynotes / town hall presentations.

I have experience working with a wide array of organizations, including those in the private, public, and non-profit sectors.

Amgen CBC Equator Coffee Roasters
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Dr. Helen’s Blog / “AudioBlog”

Improve your career prospects by learning about career development, leadership, and the best practices in HR. Read or listen to AudioBlog posts and playlists here. Check out a few of our featured posts below.

Perfectionism and the Model Minority Myth: How they Damage POC

By Dr. Helen Ofosu · Dec 9, 2023

Perfectionism is characterized by the drive to appear, feel, and be perfect. It’s often driven by a fear of failure, feelings of unworthiness, low self-esteem, and adverse childhood experiences. In 2022, I was one of five co-founders of the Canadian Psychological Association’s Section focused on Black Psychology and the Section’s Chair-Elect. This role has connected

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Destigmatizing Perimenopause and Menopause at Work

By Dr. Helen Ofosu · Oct 21, 2023

Although the symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause are private – these are issues that women can’t “leave at home.” These are symptoms that follow employees to work. Ignoring the impact of perimenopause and menopause symptoms won’t lessen their impact and won’t contribute to psychological safety or productivity.

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Why Choose I/O Advisory Services?

  • The confidence of knowing you’re getting advice, HR or coaching from someone with rock-solid training and education.
  • Award-winning experience providing unique HR services.
  • A track record as a published leader (and blogger) in relevant fields.
  • We’ve repeatedly broken new ground by conducting research and development work. This means we know how to “figure things out” when there’s no obvious answer and no existing playbook.