by Dominique Dennery | May 21, 2020 | Coaching, Compassion, Defensiveness, Fear, Relationship Development, Transition
A couple of years ago, I blogged about American psychologist Rick Hanson’s Red Brain, Green Brain model and how it can help us to reflect on our mental wellbeing. I regularly use this model when coaching my institutional clients on how they can improve their workplace...
by Dominique Dennery | Jan 29, 2019 | Compassion, Defensiveness, Genuine Life, Personal
Nice parking, a$%hole I wonder what the world would be like if we could learn to lead with compassion. I began to think about this some weeks ago as I left a building where I’d spent the day with my mother in palliative care—the day before she died. I’d arrived in a...
by Dominique Dennery | Jun 12, 2018 | Career Development, Defensiveness, Fear
I’ve never met anyone who enjoys receiving criticism or negative feedback. But it’s something we all have to face from time to time. A few years ago, I met with a client who had a particularly hard time with it. Even discussing the criticisms, mild and constructive to...
