by Alayna Miller | Oct 9, 2019 | 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 For me, September feels like back-to-school, only better since it’s on my terms and there’s much less assigned homework that’s “due tomorrow.” As summer comes to an end and fall approaches, it...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 5, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Q1. What is an AudioBlog? A1. My ‘AudioBlog’ is like a normal blog, but there are two key differences. First, my articles are not opinion pieces. Rather, they are grounded in Work and Business Psychology (officially known as Industrial and Organizational Psychology...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Sep 21, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health
Each day countless people will return to work after taking some much-needed time off for a summer ‘staycation’ or holiday. But with the arrival of September and the shedding of summer leaves, most of us have now returned to our routines. This means students all over...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Sep 7, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health
The 2019 US Open tennis finals have me thinking about high stake scenarios. The other night, my partner was talking about the upcoming rematch between Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu and Serena Williams, the most accomplished (male or female) tennis player of...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Aug 24, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
Many people, including some of my clients, feel as if they are stepping into an invisible cage when they arrive at work. Years ago, I had the same feeling. Sure, there are no physical bars on the windows, (if they are fortunate enough to have an office window) but the...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Aug 11, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
I’ve worked with many clients who have wondered if they’re already a workaholic or if they’re becoming one. This blog article is a summary of some of those Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and my answers on this topic. Q1. These days, many people...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 27, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Leaders & Executives
Over the years I have heard many people refer to themselves and/or others as a specific personality type – as defined after doing some ‘psychometric testing.’ I won’t argue or debate whether anyone should be neatly packed into a box labelled Type A (i.e.,...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 20, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health
Obviously, I consider resilience to be an essential ingredient for career development, career management, and human resources (HR). My tagline ‘Building Resilient Careers and Organizations.™” is all over my website, business cards, etc. I believe that if we’re...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 13, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health
Summer … we all know to get the sunblock and hats out to shield us from the intense and dangerous rays. But, what about protecting ourselves from other, less obvious burns … like summer burnout? No, I’m not just talking about feeling rundown and exhausted from one too...
by Alayna Miller | Jul 9, 2019 | Newsletters
A D I G I T A L N E W S L E T T E R F R O M Are you Ready for the Big Leagues? I’m really excited to give subscribers a sneak preview of my new e-book, “Ready for the Big Leagues?” I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed putting it together....
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 6, 2019 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Hiring Staff & HR
You may have read the viral post from LinkedIn by Natasha Bowman that described hiring people who “didn’t shake my hand firmly during the interview … had four kids … or was over 60 years old” – and how those people were fantastic on the job. Her LinkedIn post...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 21, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Entrepreneurship
There’s no shortage of general articles about time management, but there’s far less advice around “time leakage,” especially as it applies to professionals who bill clients for their time. Time leakage is the unbilled time spent by IT, digital & creative,...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 15, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Entrepreneurship
As I’ve noted in a previous article, self-employment is becoming more common as new technology makes self-employment easier than ever before — and changes in the economy makes entrepreneurship a necessity. A 2017 survey conducted by Bankrate reports that 44...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 8, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Diversity & Inclusion, Featured Posts, Hiring Staff & HR, Leaders & Executives , Workplace Culture
Scapegoating and the glass cliff may sound like something made up or exaggerated. Unfortunately, for the victims and those who value fairness, they are real phenomena. Scapegoating and glass cliff scenarios slyly work their destructive magic within a workplace. In...
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....
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...
by Alayna Miller | May 22, 2019 | Newsletters
View this email in your browser 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 I feel like I have a lot of good news to share. It’s partly the optimism that comes when spring finally arrives. I’m...
by Alayna Miller | May 18, 2019 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Human resources and human rights are interconnected and stories invoking them together have been prominent in recent news. Last month Dr. Helen asked Alayna Miller, an Employment and Human Rights Lawyer (formerly) with Mann Lawyers, about some of these news stories in...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 11, 2019 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
It seems like it was just yesterday that I was writing about the tornado that affected thousands of Ottawa – Gatineau residents (ICYMI, that previous blog post is here). Once again, so many Canadian communities are literally being flooded with another disaster and the...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 4, 2019 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Hiring Staff & HR
Modern Career and HR Implications For those of you who have been following my blog over the years, you may have noticed that I try to address modern issues regarding human resources and career development. The new rules around job searches are one of those topics. In...
