Speaking and Training

Dr. Ofosu is an experienced public speaker. Although she started out as a university lecturer and developer of (corporate) training materials, she’s comfortable as a panelist and in various other contexts and environments.

Here’s a sample of some of the topics she’s spoken about:

• Becoming a More Inclusive Leader, Mentor, Corporate Sponsor, and Ally (various sessions delivered to Directors General and Assistant Deputy Ministers) within several departments within the Canadian federal government
• She developed and delivered an 8-part professional development training series for two cohorts of participants in the Get Into IT Program offered by Digital Nova Scotia
• She developed and delivered a 3-part professional development training series for two cohorts of participants in Nature Canada’s Work to Grow program which connected racialized youth to jobs that promote and protect nature
• Career Management Essentials for Professionals and Aspiring Professionals
• Workplace Scapegoats and the Glass Cliff workshop presented to a group of executives and other leaders (webinar, Oct. 24, 2020)
• Returning to Work Post-COVID-19 (webinar, May 5, 2020)
• Networking Skills for Finding Hidden Employment Opportunities
• Supporting Racialized Clients – Practical Advice for Therapists
• Effective Professional and Workplace Boundaries
• Reflections on Networking and Black Excellence (talk delivered to a group of Black Physicians and Dentists)
• Navigating Race in Predominantly White Organizations
• Digging Deeper on Systemic Racism and Discrimination
• Systemic Discrimination & Barriers to Inclusion
• The History of Racism in Canada, it’s Not Just an American Problem
• We’ve Heard a lot About Systemic Racism, But What Does it Really Mean? (townhall presentation for SHOEBOX Ltd, September 2020).
• How to Work From Home Effectively and How COVID-19 Has Impacted Business (webinar, April 29, 2020)
• Using Psychology and HR to Prevent Cyber Crimes and Insider Threats (also discussed on a Podcast)
• Networking and Gender
• Using I/O Psychology for Better Hiring (also discussed in this blog article)
• Using HR and Psychology as part of the Corporate Risk Management Strategy
• Reverse Engineering: Getting to Your Target Job from Where You are Now
• What’s Best for Me? Employment or Entrepreneurship?
• Making the Transition from Employee to Entrepreneur
• Diversity Issues, particularly as they apply to women’s issues, cultural issues
• Career Support for Patients with Mental Health Challenges
• Career Support for People Facing Personal Challenges that Affect the Workplace
• Encore Entrepreneurship / Second Careers
• Other topics related to Careers and HR Matters

If you’re interested in online, small-group coaching and training, please check out these group coaching options.

Please call 613-424-8689 or send an email to info@ioadvisory.com to discuss further.