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New York Weekly
Diane O’Connell’s Sorting It Out: The Path to The Greatest Workplace Win-Win
For far too long, we’ve bought into a false dilemma regarding employee well-being and company performance. We’ve treated them like opposing forces locked in tension, as if supporting one inherently detracts from the other. But ask Diane O’Connell, founder of Sorting it Out, and she’ll tell you that couldn’t be further from the truth.
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MSN
From Burnout to Breakthrough: Diane O’Connell’s Journey to Corporate Wellbeing
Diane's path to this purposeful work was born from her own struggles with generalized anxiety disorder, diagnosed in 2018. Despite having access to workplace wellness initiatives, she found them lacking in effectively addressing the core issues around mental health, inclusion, and true belonging in the workplace. The disconnect she experienced compounded her condition until she eventually made the difficult choice to leave the practice of law.
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CEO World
Flourishing at Work: Diane O’Connell’s Roadmap to Wellbeing Reinvention
As the founder of Sorting It Out, a business bridging the gap between mental wellness needs and productivity, Diane discovered that organizations merely throwing resources like time and money at wellness initiatives do little to nurture true well-being. “It goes beyond having a meditation room or health insurance,” Diane emphasizes. “True well-being arises from a culture where each person feels valued, understood, and secure.”
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HR.com
5 Titanic Lessons For Leaders To Keep Their Crew Afloat
The sinking of the Titanic stands as a tragic and haunting reminder of human fallibility. And, surprisingly, the parallels between the Titanic disaster and today's workplace wellbeing cultures are striking.
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Exclusive: What’s Sinking Your Employee’s Wellbeing?
This article embarks on a journey to unravel the synergy between the Titanic's tragic narrative and the intricate tapestry of workplace culture to shed light on valuable lessons that can be applied to foster healthier, more resilient, and safer work environments. So, let’s explore the correlation between history's most infamous shipwreck and the ever-evolving landscape of workplace wellness.
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New York State Bar Association
Tokyo Global Conference Focuses on Diversity and Inclusion
"Diversity is humanity," O'Connell stated, adding that diverse groups are more creative than homogeneous ones. "An environment of inclusion will help the legal community to provide better legal structures and services." She also lauded conference co-chairs Ed Lenci, Miriam Pereira and Tsugu Watanabe for their work.
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New York State Bar Association
Anxiety: A Slippery Slope – FROM NORMAL TO DISORDER AND … BACK AGAIN?
People really do want to help, so in order for you, the reader, to know what you can do, it is to simply understand that a person sliding down the slippery slope cannot always recognize where they are. They need candid conversations that are not threatening. They need support and encouragement, not isolation.
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New York State Bar Association
A Big Firm Shouldn’t Be Your Only Career Plan
When we go to law school many of us dream of a career in Big Law. We dream of the exciting cases, the prestige, and of course the big salary that comes along with it. While some attorneys do land positions in Big Law, most will not. No matter where you land after law school, your career options are always wide open if your mind is open to exploring them. After all, your law degree has taught you how to think like a lawyer and that’s valuable in a wide range of careers.