by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 19, 2019 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
For quite a while, we’ve been hearing a lot about employee engagement. It’s been promoted as the main reason why employees choose to stay productive within certain organizations. Engaged employees drive productivity and revenue growth in those organizations. Although...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 15, 2018 | blog, Career Advice, Workplace Culture
Many of us love the winter holiday season, filled with clanging champagne flutes and choirs of cheer, along with many beloved Christmas-themed movies which are also familiar traditions. Chanukah, Christmas and Kwanzaa celebrations remind us to try to be kinder, more...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 20, 2018 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
It’s high time things change In Canada, the legalization of marijuana on Oct 17, 2018, was a historic day on par with the end of prohibition in the 1930s. The decriminalization of medicinal and recreational cannabis/marijuana has been a long-fought battle. Now that...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 13, 2018 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR
Many employers treat hiring like a blind date, hoping for “love at first sight.” They spend a little bit of time with a candidate. They ask some basic questions, then ask a few more questions as they come to mind. They think they have the job candidate all figured...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Sep 29, 2018 | blog, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
Storms make the oak grow deeper roots ~ George Herbert Climate change, we hear about it on the news and how it’s affecting our environment. We see how it’s drastically influencing average temperatures. We notice records breaking for natural disasters...
