by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Apr 4, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Leaders & Executives , Workplace Culture
Our New (Temporary?) Normal It’s now been about two weeks since many workplaces implemented radical changes and sent workers home to work. This means managers/leaders have also started ‘leading from home.’ This transition would be hard enough if it were planned and...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 28, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
It’s natural to want to be liked. It starts in childhood. As we become more self-aware, we also become aware of others. We begin to crave attention and approval from our parents, teachers and friends. This same need follows us into adulthood and the workplace. We...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 15, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, most of us had read about, heard about or experienced a toxic workplace first-hand. Being exposed to coworkers who spread poisonous rumours, or interacting with unsupportive or mean-spirited colleagues and managers can make us...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 7, 2020 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Career Advice
Less is More: Maintaining Workplace Boundaries Maintaining boundaries in the workplace doesn’t come naturally to everyone. What’s common sense to one person can be like learning a foreign language to another. With four generations now working together in the same...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Feb 22, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Leaders & Executives , Recent Graduates
It’s counter-intuitive. Your PhD should be an invincible asset, yet without some finesse, it can become what this science-career website says is more like a problematic hiring detriment. Over 6,000 people graduate with PhD degrees in Canada every year. Only 10-20...
