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Why Your Organization Needs a BIPOC Mentorship Program (Part Two)

Why Your Organization Needs a BIPOC Mentorship Program (Part Two)

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,...
All Leaders Have Flaws. How Are Yours Affecting Your Organization?

All Leaders Have Flaws. How Are Yours Affecting Your Organization?

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 26, 2021 | blog, Career Advice, Diversity & Inclusion, Leaders & Executives ​, Workplace Culture ​

Whether you’re in a leadership role with people who report to you directly, or you’re a “thought leader” because of your subject matter expertise, your role has probably changed quite a bit in recent years – but has executive coaching kept up with the pace of...
Career ‘Duets’- How to Organize Work and Teams Differently

Career ‘Duets’- How to Organize Work and Teams Differently

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 28, 2019 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture ​

Most of us have noticed that the workplace has changed. More people now work on part-time and/or short-term contracts. Sometimes, they work a full-time job and have a part-time “side hustle” or they have multiple part-time positions. Another change is the...
Earth, wind, fire, & water – how they can affect our workplace culture

Earth, wind, fire, & water – how they can affect our workplace culture

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...
Ghosting an employer … it can professionally haunt you and … others

Ghosting an employer … it can professionally haunt you and … others

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Feb 2, 2019 | blog, Bullying & Harassment ​, Career Advice, Workplace Culture ​

Last week I discussed the haunting act of professional ghosting. I defined it and proposed some explanations for why it’s happening to more and more employers and interviewers. It started as a term popular among online and offline daters, but it has now seeped into...
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