Posts Tagged ‘Mary T. O'Sullivan’
What’s an Executive Coach and what do they do? – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you always knew you could be” – Tom Landry How do people achieve greatness? Practice? Yes. Repetition? Yes. Discipline? Yes. And how…
Read MoreCoaching High Potential Managers for Growth – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL – business leadership writer “One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” – Abraham Maslow I’m often asked, what’s the best way to coach high potential growth leaders. A very important point…
Read MoreWhat Bosses Give for the Holidays – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.” – Charles Dickens Everyone seems to be spreading holiday cheer this month, and your boss or company may be no exception. Don’t be surprised if you are handed a card with a small gift attached at lunchtime or…
Read MoreWhy you need to “Know Somebody” – Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL
Why You Need to “Know Somebody” – Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.”- African Proverb Many years ago, a naive 23-year-old woman packed up her car a drove from New Jersey, which was her home…
Read MorePost-COVID, Women need R.I.S.E. Women’s Leadership Conference – Mary T. O’Sullivan
by Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness”. Oprah Winfrey Are you a woman still looking for more ways to grow? Are you working harder than before now due to the challenges of COVID? Ever since I started asking professional…
Read MoreChanging a fixed mindset about safety – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary. T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Safety isn’t expensive, it’s priceless.” – Anon. The most effective organizational change usually comes from the bottom, not the top, and can be achieved by asking people what they care about. It’s leadership’s job to craft the topic in a positive manner, so that people start thinking of solutions rather…
Read MoreInterview with a leader – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “…a leader has to demonstrate the truth and trust in what he says and what he does.” – Dan Smith Several years ago, I had the opportunity to interview a company president about his thoughts on communication and leadership. This president put aside time in his calendar and scheduled my…
Read MoreMusings on Leadership Styles – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL The management guru, Abraham Zelnick theorized that there was a good reason that managers managed, and leaders led. It all has to do with which one is willing to take a risk. “For those who become managers, a survival instinct dominates the need for risk, and with the instinct comes…
Read MoreHybrid Teams – Burnout is Not the Option – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “The land of burnout is not a place I ever want to go back to”. – Arianna Huffington In a recent article published by Harvard Business Review (HBR), responsibility for employee burnout in the workplace has shifted from employees to the organization itself. This idea may seem shocking to…
Read MoreCorporate Culture Wars – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.” – Abraham Lincoln After many years of employment at Big Red, I found that I was still asking questions about the status of company’s culture. Why is the atmosphere so different in this company than others…
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