by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 2, 2018 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Leaders & Executives , Workplace Culture
It’s hard these days to turn on the TV, radio or even flip through your phone without encountering intense discussions related to diversity, inclusion, and race relations. Lately, it seems that the workplace is colliding with many socially and politically charged...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Mar 17, 2018 | blog, Career Advice, Diversity & Inclusion, Mature Professionals
It’s not uncommon for me to share real-life experiences that relate to careers or HR in my blogs. Sometimes they are about myself, occasionally they are (disguised but) about friends, family, acquaintances or clients. This time it’s about an Uber driver who I...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Aug 26, 2017 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Career Advice, Leaders & Executives , Mental Health
Often the word derailment is associated with an accident, a slip off the track that could not be foreseen or prevented. When it comes to career derailment many assume it’s just that, an unfortunate pitfall that sometimes comes with the risky territory of being a...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Aug 19, 2017 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Featured Posts, Leaders & Executives , Workplace Culture
Many people are living in a state of provoked anxiety and sadness. Sometimes it’s been due to events such as the fallout from the niqab debate during the 2015 federal election in Canada. Going further from home, it has involved hate crimes following Brexit in the UK...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | May 12, 2017 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Diversity & Inclusion, Workplace Culture
A while back, a business associate reached out to me with an urgent and problematic situation. She is a foreign-trained professional, a woman of colour, and she speaks perfect English with an accent. She was stumped by a situation and she knew I’d have some ideas. The...
