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 | Dec 1, 2018 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
Last week I wrote about some of the advantages of working from home. With more virtual offices being created, and employees finding that they can easily remain productive on their work tasks from their personal domains it’s easy to see that this could be the new way...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 24, 2018 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture
In today’s world, we can do almost everything without leaving the comforts of our home. There’s online shopping, therapy via Snapclarity, advice and expertise via Magnifi, dining in courtesy of Uber Eats or Skip the Dishes, studying, and online dating. Even job...
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 | Apr 14, 2018 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health
I recently discovered a song called Just a Picture by KYLE ft. Kehlani that compares real-life social interactions to their online equivalents. It showed how much the phone has evolved. Now, many people use their phones for everything except talking. There are a bunch...