Enticing employees back into the office – Mary T. O’Sullivan

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By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “The reason people are not going into offices is because they got used to a lifestyle and cost structure that suits them”.  Andrew Mawson, managing director Advanced Workplace Associates (AWA) “I don’t understand people”, the client grumbled. “Why won’t they come back and work in the office?”  This remark is a common…

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

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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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How companies are enticing employees back into the office – Mary T. O’Sullivan

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By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “The reason people are not going into offices is because they got used to a lifestyle and cost structure that suits them”.  Andrew Mawson, managing director Advanced Workplace Associates (AWA) “I don’t understand people”, the client grumbled. “Why won’t they come back and work in the office?”  This remark is a common…

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Women and Burnout – Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL

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By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “The problem is not that women don’t try. On the contrary, we’re trying all the time to do and be all the things everyone else demands from us.” – Emily Nagoski In January 2022, McKinsey and Company published the findings of two researchers, studying working women during the pandemic. Over…

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