Meet RINewsToday writer, Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL

Every Monday, Mary T. O’Sullivan, our business leadership writer, tells us about the latest information in business environments. Navigating through COVID times, and now coming out of them, Mary is a recognized authority on being a leader in the corporate world, big or small. From personal coaching to identifying trends Mary will speak and read…

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There’s no escaping toxic environments – Mary T. O’Sullivan

By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer on business leadership  “Gallup research indicates that there’s approximately $500 billion in lost productivity annually, in the United States alone, due to negative behavior in organizations.” – David Emerald During the last month, I’ve traveled twice to places with warm beaches and lots of sun. I spent time with…

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Down the memory hole we go – Mary T. O’Sullivan

By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing business leadership writer “If one is to rule, and to continue ruling, one must be able to dislocate the sense of reality. For the secret of rulership is to combine a belief in one’s own infallibility with the power to learn from past mistakes.” – George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four…

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Quiet Quitting. Yes, it’s a thing. – Mary T. O’Sullivan

By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Quiet quitting isn’t really about quitting, it’s about burnout” – Anonymous A recent Gallup poll reports that 50% of the U.S. workforce is “quiet quitting”. Although the term “quiet quitting” is new in the HR lexicon, the act of quieting, mentally withdrawing from the job is not. Disengaged employees have…

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