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Are you a workaholic … or is your job just too demanding?

Are you a workaholic … or is your job just too demanding?

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Aug 11, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health, Workplace Culture ​

I’ve worked with many clients who have wondered if they’re already a workaholic or if they’re becoming one. This blog article is a summary of some of those Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and my answers on this topic. Q1. These days, many people...
What You Need to Know About Psychometric Testing

What You Need to Know About Psychometric Testing

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 27, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Leaders & Executives ​

Over the years I have heard many people refer to themselves and/or others as a specific personality type – as defined after doing some ‘psychometric testing.’ I won’t argue or debate whether anyone should be neatly packed into a box labelled Type A (i.e.,...
Resilience – If You Don’t Think You Have It, You Can Get It

Resilience – If You Don’t Think You Have It, You Can Get It

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 20, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health

Obviously, I consider resilience to be an essential ingredient for career development, career management, and human resources (HR). My tagline ‘Building Resilient Careers and Organizations.™” is all over my website, business cards, etc. I believe that if we’re...
Summer burnout – what is it and how can it affect your job?

Summer burnout – what is it and how can it affect your job?

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 13, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health

Summer … we all know to get the sunblock and hats out to shield us from the intense and dangerous rays. But, what about protecting ourselves from other, less obvious burns … like summer burnout? No, I’m not just talking about feeling rundown and exhausted from one too...
How Leaky Time Management Can Sink Your Ship

How Leaky Time Management Can Sink Your Ship

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 21, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Entrepreneurship

There’s no shortage of general articles about time management, but there’s far less advice around “time leakage,” especially as it applies to professionals who bill clients for their time. Time leakage is the unbilled time spent by IT, digital & creative,...
In the Past There was Moonlighting, Now it’s the Side Hustle

In the Past There was Moonlighting, Now it’s the Side Hustle

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 15, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Entrepreneurship

As I’ve noted in a previous article, self-employment is becoming more common as new technology makes self-employment easier than ever before — and changes in the economy makes entrepreneurship a necessity. A 2017 survey conducted by Bankrate reports that 44...
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