by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Apr 18, 2020 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health
This has been a long, harrowing, exhausting time – and that’s if you’ve been fortunate enough to stay healthy and safe. Even if haven’t been touched directly by the virus, your life has been changed in every way. The simplest tasks mean we have to stop and think....
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 | Dec 14, 2019 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Workplace Culture
Many of us think of December as a month of festivities, the holiday work party, cozy fireplaces, and bright lights adorning our neighbourhoods and city streets. It can be a nostalgic time to gather over food, good cheer, and perhaps clanging a few champagne flutes as...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 16, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health
I recently had coffee with a good friend who works in a very different profession than mine. For a little while, we talked shop about our work and traded strategies on how we deal with certain issues. Although she’s an accountant and I am a Work and Business...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 2, 2019 | blog, Career Advice
Recently, I was talking to a young client, who was eager to find work outside of her usual role. Ever since middle school she had been groomed by her parents and grandparents to run the family business – a store that was literally attached to their house. She had been...