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We’ve heard of working from home, what about leading from home?

We’ve heard of working from home, what about leading from home?

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...
Surviving in Interesting Times – The Multigenerational Workforce

Surviving in Interesting Times – The Multigenerational Workforce

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...
Alcohol and the Modern Holiday Work Party

Alcohol and the Modern Holiday Work Party

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...
The Times, They Are a Changing … But is Our Time Management?

The Times, They Are a Changing … But is Our Time Management?

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 2, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture ​

Indeed, the times, they are a changing … Bob Dylan sang it during a pivotal moment in political history back in 1964, and it seems that message is still current and relevant. We live in an era of rapid change, where each day it’s out with the old and in with the new....
Where Human Rights Meets Human Resources (Part 2)

Where Human Rights Meets Human Resources (Part 2)

by Alayna Miller | May 25, 2019 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture ​

Last week’s blog Where Human Rights Meets Human Resources (Part 1) was an insightful Q&A. I asked Alayna Miller, an Employment and Human Rights Lawyer (formerly) with Mann Lawyers about the interconnected topic of human rights and human resources, particularly as...
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