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...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 19, 2018 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Leaders & Executives , Mental Health
Trigger warning: mental health problems, especially depression. I am sure at some point in your life you’ve woken up on a Monday morning with a terrible sore throat and a fever. You quickly realize that there is no way you’ll be making it to your 9 am meeting across...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 22, 2017 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Leaders & Executives , Mental Health, Workplace Culture
We want to assume that the places where we work are a safe space. We believe this because businesses usually carry a certain level of formality, respectability, and boundaries. That’s what younger people entering the workforce should expect as a given, and yet the...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Sep 16, 2017 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
Last week’s blog post was inspired by a real story that was very disturbing to discuss since it relates to domestic violence. Someone I know asked me for advice about a delicate HR matter, one that required my complete discretion. He insisted that we meet in...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Sep 9, 2017 | blog, Hiring Staff & HR, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
The phrase domestic abuse often triggers images of a woman’s bruised, helpless stare. It’s a terrible characterization that you have probably seen on an awareness poster at a bus stop or in a commercial. It’s also shown in films and on television, like a fictional...