How to be Resilient in Your Career

Facing up to Barriers at Work

By: Dr. Helen Ofosu

Narrated by: Dr. Helen Ofosu

Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

This book shares vital career advice to help professionals navigate common "internally disruptive" career experiences such as harassment and bullying, imposter syndrome, membership in an underrepresented group, toxic workplaces, discrimination, and more.

Dr. Helen Ofosu draws on 20 years of helping employers acquire talent and coaching professionals through difficult career choices to unpack these layered and complicated issues in an easy-to-follow way. Dealing with the dark side of management, the book outlines various issues that can occur in the workplace or during a person’s career journey, and offers practical advice on how to overcome these obstacles and setbacks. Using her considerable HR experience, Dr. Ofosu also offers coveted insights from the employer’s point of view. For people who have already tried other options to resolve their complicated career issues, this book offers an essential guide that equips listeners with a knowledge base to make informed decisions around building and sustaining a thriving and resilient career.

How to Be Resilient in Your Career: Facing Up to Barriers at Work is a reliable resource presented with nuance, depth, and specificity. Psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, and HR professionals who are looking for effective advice when supporting people struggling with these issues will greatly benefit from this book—as will early career professionals and established earners looking to resolve their career issues.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Routledge (P)2023 Dr. Helen Ofosu

Timely and relevant data about modern work culture

Enjoyed this title. Dr Ofosu uses data to describe the conditions, pitfalls, and strategies required to survive and thrive in the modern workplace. This data-backed survey of challenges and successes covered multiple sectors, included Canadian references and centred the kind of employee who might not have a mentor, sponsor, or ally to learn from. This is a must-read for anyone employed -- especially if you belong to sn equity-seeking group.

Good Advice on How to Face up to Work Barriers

I feel this is such a complex and multifaceted topic, that it can be difficult to translate in a book. However, Dr. Ofosu has done a fine job in How to be Resilient in Your Career. While it isn't a book one can simply read through, because it requires thought on how it might apply to your particular situation, the author's style of narration on the Audible version lent itself to being able to consume the information easily.

For those looking for advice on how to face up to barriers at work, or for those interested in the challenges facing those in today's workplace, How to be Resilient in Your Career is a good choice.

A masterpiece!

It’s read by the author, who has a nice tone of voice, with a great pace and expressive reading style.
The book is very relatable and empowering. It's not just a typical career development guide; it's like having a wise mentor laying out all the facts, and tools you’ll need to succeed. Brilliant!

A must-read for new career perspectives!

Whatever your profile, you'll find at least one chapter or point in this book that will resonate with you and make you see certain things or situations in a different way. This book give you new perspectives on finding your way or progressing in your professional career.

With this audio version of your book, Helen, you take us through a very engaging and stimulating one-on-one imaginary conversation that leads us to reflect on our own professional experiences, on how we want or would like them to be, and also on the impact we have on other people's career in some cases.

After all, we're all looking for well-being in life, and our professional career is supposed to provide it in some way. The advice given in this book should help us find our way.

Thank you Dr. Helen Ofosu for sharing all of this with us!!!