by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Feb 16, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Workplace Culture
Sometimes, I have the pleasure of working with people who are in transition into really big things. These are clients who are taking on challenging new roles or opportunities. In those situations, I always count on sharing some fundamentals that I learned in graduate...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Feb 2, 2019 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Career Advice, Workplace Culture
Last week I discussed the haunting act of professional ghosting. I defined it and proposed some explanations for why it’s happening to more and more employers and interviewers. It started as a term popular among online and offline daters, but it has now seeped into...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 26, 2019 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Career Advice, Workplace Culture
We live in a time where communicating with others is as easy as pressing a button or swiping a finger. The digital world allows us to stay plugged in 24/7 with just about anyone … anywhere. In our personal and professional lives, the presence of social media and cell...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 19, 2019 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
For quite a while, we’ve been hearing a lot about employee engagement. It’s been promoted as the main reason why employees choose to stay productive within certain organizations. Engaged employees drive productivity and revenue growth in those organizations. Although...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 15, 2018 | blog, Career Advice, Workplace Culture
Many of us love the winter holiday season, filled with clanging champagne flutes and choirs of cheer, along with many beloved Christmas-themed movies which are also familiar traditions. Chanukah, Christmas and Kwanzaa celebrations remind us to try to be kinder, more...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 8, 2018 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Mature Professionals , Workplace Culture
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the challenges that many people in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and in Alberta are currently facing. By now, you’ve probably heard about the low oil prices in Alberta and the ripple effect that it’s having on those businesses,...
