by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 13, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Diversity & Inclusion, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Lately, with so much attention being paid to systemic racism it is a reminder that people of colour are less represented as one climbs up the corporate ladder. This means that most Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC) have experienced being passed over for...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 30, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Mature Professionals , Recent Graduates
I’ve had countless corporate professionals and public servants tell me they don’t bother with networking. They say they don’t have the time since they’re so busy doing their work. Plus, they don’t see the need or the relevance of employee networking. Large...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 16, 2020 | blog, Career Advice
The Coronavirus pandemic has forced most of us to adjust to unprecedented changes and constraints. There’s no doubt that several of these changes are unwelcome. Some of us are dealing with various forms of loss, something that I discussed in this previous blog post on...
by Alayna Miller | May 7, 2020 | Newsletters
A D I G I T A L N E W S L E T T E R F R O M A Message From Dr. Helen Many people are trying to limit their exposure to ongoing pandemic-related news. But it’s hard to ignore it. I saw something online about how we’re all going through a storm of sorts but we’re...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 2, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Going back to work after COVID-19 is different than other return-to-work scenarios. Typically, it’s one person re-integrating into the workplace after parental leave, an accident or illness. This time almost ‘everyone’ is involved. After weeks of...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Apr 18, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health
This has been a long, harrowing, exhausting time – and that’s if you’ve been fortunate enough to stay healthy and safe. Even if haven’t been touched directly by the virus, your life has been changed in every way. The simplest tasks mean we have to stop and think....
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Apr 4, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Leaders & Executives , Workplace Culture
Our New (Temporary?) Normal It’s now been about two weeks since many workplaces implemented radical changes and sent workers home to work. This means managers/leaders have also started ‘leading from home.’ This transition would be hard enough if it were planned and...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 28, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
It’s natural to want to be liked. It starts in childhood. As we become more self-aware, we also become aware of others. We begin to crave attention and approval from our parents, teachers and friends. This same need follows us into adulthood and the workplace. We...
by Alayna Miller | Mar 26, 2020 | Newsletters
A D I G I T A L N E W S L E T T E R F R O M A Message From Dr. Helen With the rapid changes happening across the world over the past few weeks and the uncertainty many people are feeling right now, I wanted to offer my help and support to those who may benefit....
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 15, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, most of us had read about, heard about or experienced a toxic workplace first-hand. Being exposed to coworkers who spread poisonous rumours, or interacting with unsupportive or mean-spirited colleagues and managers can make us...
by Alayna Miller | Mar 12, 2020 | Newsletters
A D I G I T A L N E W S L E T T E R F R O M A Message From Dr. Helen This month some of us celebrated International Women’s Day. In recent years I’ve attended a conference for women in business but this year I had so many interesting projects and commitments on...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 7, 2020 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Career Advice
Less is More: Maintaining Workplace Boundaries Maintaining boundaries in the workplace doesn’t come naturally to everyone. What’s common sense to one person can be like learning a foreign language to another. With four generations now working together in the same...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Feb 22, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Leaders & Executives , Recent Graduates
It’s counter-intuitive. Your PhD should be an invincible asset, yet without some finesse, it can become what this science-career website says is more like a problematic hiring detriment. Over 6,000 people graduate with PhD degrees in Canada every year. Only 10-20...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Feb 8, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Workplace Culture
TL;DR: The Workplace Bait-and-Switch Have you ever accepted a job only to find the actual duties are vastly different, and usually much worse, than what was advertised? This is the “workplace bait-and-switch.” Employers sometimes use this intentional...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 25, 2020 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Mature Professionals , Workplace Culture
We’re living in interesting times work-wise. This is the first time in history that the multigenerational workforce includes four different generations: Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and the first members of Generation Z are now colleagues. Diversity and...
by Alayna Miller | Jan 22, 2020 | Newsletters
A D I G I T A L N E W S L E T T E R F R O M A Message From Dr. Helen Many people have New Year’s resolutions that involve health and wellness. Often, this includes work-life balance so that there’s enough time to take care of ourselves. Now that it’s 2020,...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 11, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Workplace Culture
As a Work and Business Psychologist (officially known as an Industrial and Organizational Psychologist), I have seen countless pensive looks on people’s faces as they say some version of: “But you’re a psychologist – doesn’t that mean you need to see people for...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 28, 2019 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Most of us have noticed that the workplace has changed. More people now work on part-time and/or short-term contracts. Sometimes, they work a full-time job and have a part-time “side hustle” or they have multiple part-time positions. Another change is the...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 14, 2019 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Workplace Culture
Many of us think of December as a month of festivities, the holiday work party, cozy fireplaces, and bright lights adorning our neighbourhoods and city streets. It can be a nostalgic time to gather over food, good cheer, and perhaps clanging a few champagne flutes as...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 30, 2019 | blog, Career Advice
Imagine you’re online, looking for something meaningful, worthy of a real commitment, and there it is! You find the perfect match that you’ve been waiting for. Of course, you want to respond right away thinking this is just too good to pass up. Then you take a beat …...
