by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Aug 7, 2021 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR
Remote and hybrid work may be here to stay since many workers say they hope or plan to work from home once the pandemic is over – and employers are responding. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) conducted a survey on the topic that found 74 percent of...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 24, 2021 | blog, Career Advice, Diversity & Inclusion, Leaders & Executives , Workplace Culture
In my last post, I explained Why Your Organization Needs a BIPOC Mentorship Program. We covered how a more diverse leadership team is a stronger team and how organizations who hire outside of the old-boys’ network will attract a larger pool of young, talented,...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 12, 2021 | blog, Career Advice, Workplace Culture
Most of us have heard a story where someone displayed astonishingly selfish and entitled behaviour. These people seem so self-absorbed and narcissistic – and they clearly believe that they deserve preferential treatment, just because! But sometimes we mistake...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 29, 2021 | blog, Career Advice, Workplace Culture
So much has changed during the pandemic; it’s not surprising that huge numbers of employees are “re-evaluating” their careers and their experiences with work. Some level of organizational churn and turnover is expected but it seems that the trend of leaving for...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Apr 3, 2021 | blog, Career Advice, Mature Professionals , Recent Graduates
In this blog post, we pick up where we left off in our discussion of The Portfolio Career (Part One). Clearly, the world of work is changing. This is even truer during (and probably after) the pandemic. The “gig economy” that rose in the post-financial-crisis job...