by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 12, 2018 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Career Advice, Workplace Culture
Recently I published the second part of a two-part blog series on corporate psychopaths who are basically wolves in sheep’s clothing. Often these wolves are at the top of the corporate food chain and are in senior/executive roles. In the current article, I will...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Apr 28, 2018 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Most of us remember hearing the story of Little Red Riding Hood when we were kids. This cautionary tale was not told exclusively for our entertainment, it’s also designed to warn children to be leery of strangers who may lure and prey upon them through disguise and...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 2, 2017 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Leaders & Executives , Mental Health, Workplace Culture
For many weeks now, we’ve seen a steady stream of articles describing how people, often women, have been mistreated in various workplaces by men … and how it has persisted for a long, long time. While I’ve seen that happen firsthand, I have also seen women mistreated...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 28, 2017 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Leaders & Executives , Mental Health, Workplace Culture
Regular readers of this weekly blog will have noticed that I don’t shy away from sensitive or complicated topics (e.g., bullying and burnout, domestic violence at work, coded language, and scapegoating). Last week, in part one of this blog series, I wrote about...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 22, 2017 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Leaders & Executives , Mental Health, Workplace Culture
We want to assume that the places where we work are a safe space. We believe this because businesses usually carry a certain level of formality, respectability, and boundaries. That’s what younger people entering the workforce should expect as a given, and yet the...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Aug 26, 2017 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Career Advice, Leaders & Executives , Mental Health
Often the word derailment is associated with an accident, a slip off the track that could not be foreseen or prevented. When it comes to career derailment many assume it’s just that, an unfortunate pitfall that sometimes comes with the risky territory of being a...
