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Scary Work: Revisiting Some Haunting Past Situations

Scary Work: Revisiting Some Haunting Past Situations

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 26, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Workplace Culture ​

Corporate Psychopaths The real-life corporate psychopath isn’t the over-the-top caricature of a masked, axe-wielding maniac chasing his victims down a dark alley. At the same time he’s also not the more measured villain like the yuppie investment banker in the...
Failure to launch because of workplace obstacles or resistance? How to take off in your career.

Failure to launch because of workplace obstacles or resistance? How to take off in your career.

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 19, 2019 | blog, Bullying & Harassment ​, Career Advice, Mental Health

I’ve been on countless flights over the years but somehow, I’d never really thought about the fact that planes take off facing into the wind. Sure, I’ve felt some pressure during a forceful lift-off but I thought it was all due to speed — not...
Mental Health – Making it Work in the Workplace

Mental Health – Making it Work in the Workplace

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 26, 2018 | blog, Bullying & Harassment ​, Mental Health, Workplace Culture ​

Trigger warning: mental health problems, especially depression. Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month I was inspired to write a two-part blog series on mental health in the workplace (click here to read the first part). In part one, I discussed the “Do’s and...
Do’s and don’ts – how to be mindful of mental health in the workplace

Do’s and don’ts – how to be mindful of mental health in the workplace

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...
Sexual harassment on the job … how it touches everyone in the workplace (Part 2)

Sexual harassment on the job … how it touches everyone in the workplace (Part 2)

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 28, 2017 | blog, Bullying & Harassment ​, Leaders & Executives ​, Mental Health, Workplace Culture ​

Regular readers of this weekly blog will have noticed that I don’t shy away from sensitive or complicated topics (e.g., bullying and burnout, domestic violence at work, coded language, and scapegoating). Last week, in part one of this blog series, I wrote about...
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