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Career Coaching

Get your dream job, or next promotion, or figure out your career options;

Get past workplace barriers such as underemployment or a toxic workplace;

Craft attention-getting resumes and cover letters and learn how to ace an interview;

Leverage your strengths through a psychometric assessment.

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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 is a powerful way to improve your effectiveness, and your team’s performance. Leadership is challenging in the modern workplace 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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HR Services

Soft skills contribute to work performance but they can be hard to evaluate. Get help with assessing soft skills accurately, inclusively, and objectively as part of the hiring and promotion process. Other HR Services include outplacement, and support for resolving conflicts, issues with harassment, bullying, systemic discrimination, and more.

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Speaking & Training

Dr. Ofosu is available as a speaker for town halls, workshops, conferences, Lunch & Learn sessions, or custom training.

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How I/O Advisory Services Can Help You

Career Coaching

Get your dream job, or next promotion, or figure out your career options;

Get past workplace barriers such as underemployment or a toxic workplace;

Craft attention-getting resumes and cover letters and learn how to ace an interview;

Leverage your strengths through a psychometric assessment.

Executive Coaching

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

Group Coaching

Live, interactive, and hosted by Dr. Helen herself. Online career coaching is an excellent way to get valuable and timely information from someone you can trust. Count on receiving practical and tactical information that’s hard to find elsewhere.

HR Consulting

Get help with hiring or developing staff, customized training, and learn how HR and Psychology can help you protect your data and intellectual property from cyber threats/insider threats

Outplacement Services

Get customized 1:1 help to land your next job; ongoing access to a real-live advisor to help with outreach, resumes, cover letters, interview prep, etc.

Speaking & Training

Dr. Ofosu is available as a speaker for conferences, Lunch & Learn sessions, or workshops, and training

Read Some Reviews

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. For example:
When you’re feeling uncertain, you’ll have the chance to use a psychometric assessment to help you figure out your next career step(s)
Strategic and nuanced help for early career professionals, aspiring professionals, and leaders/executives
Reliable and concrete career coaching for more experienced clients who need to change jobs or career direction

Returning to work following time away from employment to raise children or recover from injury, illness, or burnout

Pre-retirement or second career exploration and planning
Figuring out whether self-employment or entrepreneurship is right for you

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-racism Resources

Are you trying to find diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism resources? If so, this list is for you.

  • Carefully curated by Dr. Helen herself
  • A range of resources for people at different stages of discovery
  • Articles, videos, film/TV, podcast episodes, and books
  • Check back often, these resources are updated regularly

HR Services

I/O Psychology is also the basis for the inclusive HR Services including
Guidance and support to help you hire or promote staff using an inclusive and anti-racist approach
Franchisee Assessment to make sure the sale of your franchise(s) goes well; leadership/executive assessments and coaching
Outplacement services and “RightPlacement” services
Using Psychology and HR as part of your risk management process, to protect your intellectual property and other data from cyber threats/insider threats

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.

Rethinking and Modernizing Executive Presence

As an executive coach, clients sometimes ask me for advice on how to develop their executive presence. And every now and then, someone will make it clear that they have a very narrow definition of executive presence — and it usually rubs me the wrong way. The unstated subtext is that “real executives” fit a certain template, and that template does not include certain types of leaders, despite being accomplished and effective.  Thankfully, after so many years of tech executives capturing headlines and broad attention, attitudes have certainly shifted — and the dress code has definitely evolved.

The Pitfalls of Being Too Nice at Work

Are you in the habit of saying yes to every request, even when it’s not in your best interest? Have you ever felt like a pushover, allowing coworkers or superiors to take advantage of your kindness? It’s time to address the pitfalls of being too nice at work.

The Surprising Upside of Healthy Workplace Rivalry

Does rivalry always have to be negative? After my last blog post about Workplace Jealousy, I started reflecting on the potential pros and cons of the related idea – workplace rivalry. There have been famous rivalries throughout history for which competition made them both better: John Lennon vs. Paul McCartney, Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova, or, more recently, Venus vs. Serena Williams.

The Insidious Impact of Workplace Jealousy

What happens when we see others succeeding at work?  Does it trigger inspiration, or does it trigger workplace jealousy?

I am grateful that I have seen countless examples in life and at work when the presence of excellence is so inspirational that others realize what may be possible for them, and they act accordingly. This may play out as extra effort, extra training, more research, and other healthy and appropriate behaviours to “level up” and live one’s best life. Most of us have seen this in action, and it is glorious. Everybody feels wonderful. But it doesn’t always play out this way …

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Why Choose I/O Advisory Services?

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The confidence of knowing you’re getting advice and career coaching from someone with rock solid training and education
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Award winning experience providing HR advice
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a track record as a published leader (and blogger) in relevant fields
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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