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...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jul 20, 2019 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health
Obviously, I consider resilience to be an essential ingredient for career development, career management, and human resources (HR). My tagline ‘Building Resilient Careers and Organizations.™” is all over my website, business cards, etc. I believe that if we’re...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Sep 22, 2018 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Workplace Culture
Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of attention paid to the topic of bad behaviour in the modern workplace. Often, it’s taken the form of sexual harassment of women by men … but according to a recent study, it’s often garden-variety harassment of women by...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Sep 15, 2018 | blog, Career Advice, Mental Health
These days, there’s a lot to lose your temper over. Dreadful news headlines about high profile bad behaviour and divisive politics. While that’s all true and legitimate, most of us don’t get a pass when we lose our cool. We’re still expected to act like...
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Aug 11, 2018 | blog, Bullying & Harassment , Career Advice, Mental Health, Workplace Culture
Have you ever called in sick because you actually felt sick at the thought of going to work? Let’s face it, while the overdue conversation about mental health has finally started, there is still no easy way to call work and say what you really need is a mental health...