by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 14, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Recent Graduates
With the Turnover Tsunami creating an employee-driven job market, employers in all sectors are facing a challenge in identifying and attracting qualified new candidates. Despite the challenge, it doesn’t mean employers want to lower their standards. Just because...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Apr 30, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
Work-life balance: is it REALLY a thing? I think most of us want to think so, but is it really achievable? Or is it just a catchy buzzword, and something we tell ourselves we need in order to be happy? I continue to reflect on the “Big Quit” or the “Great Resignation”...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Apr 2, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
If the events of the past couple of years have inspired you to reevaluate your priorities and what you want out of life, you’re not alone! I’ve written about the Big Quit – also known as the Big Resignation or the Turnover Tsunami – a number of times over the last...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 19, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Leaders & Executives
A while back, a client told me about a training program she had attended about “executive presence” and how its tone-deaf message badly missed the mark. The narrow-minded, toxic key message centred on the idea that there is a specific and correct way to be an...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 5, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Mature Professionals , Recent Graduates
The modern workplace requires greater soft skills and the ability to build interpersonal relationships – especially in remote or hybrid environments. It’s not easy to integrate multigenerational employees into productive teams. Plus, there are other types of diversity...