by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 7, 2023 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Why “the Big Quit” Has Morphed into “the Great Breakup.” What’s Going On? (Part One) Women are switching jobs in record numbers. The pandemic touched off “the Big Quit;” now, we are seeing the aftermath of that mass exodus: “the Great Breakup.” And while there could...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 10, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
The term “quiet quitting” is everywhere these days. On TikTok, more than 90 million videos are currently tagged #QuietQuitting. However, while the term “quiet quitting” is new, the concept really isn’t. Definitions of “quiet quitting” vary, but the basics...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 26, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Corporate Psychopaths The real-life corporate psychopath isn’t the over-the-top caricature of a masked, axe-wielding maniac chasing his victims down a dark alley. At the same time he’s also not the more measured villain like the yuppie investment banker in the...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 12, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Job dissatisfaction is at an all-time high. Despite fears of a recession, the Big Quit is still underway, with more and more people quitting their jobs in search of something better. I’ve written previously about the Big Quit phenomenon, and how the uncertainty of the...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Sep 3, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Leaders & Executives , Mental Health, Workplace Culture
Psychological Safety Should Not be an Afterthought: What it is, Why it Matters In a March 2021 New York Times article, writer Ruchika Tulshyan defined psychological safety as “the belief that you can take risks and put forward ideas without facing ridicule or...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Aug 20, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
According to a May 2022 survey by PriceWaterhouseCooper, the Great Resignation is set to continue. As the job market continues to tighten — the unemployment rate in Canada has recently been hitting historic lows — companies are struggling to fill positions. Many are...
