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Truths and Myths About Quiet Quitting

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Dec 10, 2022 | blog, Career Advice, Hiring Staff & HR, Mental Health, Workplace Culture

The term “quiet quitting” is everywhere these days. On TikTok, more than 90 million videos are currently tagged #QuietQuitting. However, while the term “quiet quitting” is new, the concept really isn’t. Definitions of “quiet quitting” vary, but the basics...

Dr. Helen’s Top 5 Blog Posts of 2021

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jan 8, 2022 | blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Hiring Staff & HR, Leaders & Executives , Workplace Culture

It’s the time of year for “best of” lists and articles as we recount memorable moments and events of the past year, and it’s no different for me. May I present my five most-read blog posts from 2021! Nearly two years after the strange, disorienting events of 2020...

Difficult Conversations: From Painful to Productive (Part 3 of 3)

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 13, 2021 | blog, Career Advice, Workplace Culture

In Parts One and Two of this blog series, I wrote about how conflict avoidance seems to be the most common—but also the most ineffective—strategy for handling difficult conversations. Not only is conflict avoidance an ineffective strategy, but putting off difficult...

Avoiding Conflict is NEVER the answer (Part 2 of 3)

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 30, 2021 | blog, Career Advice, Workplace Culture

Let’s face it. Some amount of conflict is part of every workplace. In Part One of this three-part blog series on difficult conversations I wrote about how, despite so much effort by companies to facilitate communication and openness in the workplace, important yet...

Why Are Difficult Conversations So…Difficult? (Part 1 of 3)

by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Oct 16, 2021 | blog, Career Advice, Workplace Culture

Most people will do almost anything to avoid a difficult conversation; especially in the workplace. This is so much so that many would rather quit their job than address awkward issues with colleagues or their boss. Despite so much effort by companies to facilitate...