by Dominique Dennery | Jan 8, 2021 | Genuine Conversation, Perseverance
If you’re new to anti-racism work, new to this battle, then you might be wondering: Why isn’t more being accomplished? Where are the results? It’s been more than half a year, why aren’t our collective efforts being rewarded?! The truth is, this work takes time. You...
by Dominique Dennery | Dec 3, 2020 | Career Development, Genuine Conversation, Leadership
As we near the end of 2020, a milestone that couldn’t come fast enough for most of us, it seems that 2021 will bring more of the same trends we spent this unprecedented year getting used to; including continued working from home. As managers and leaders who are used...
by Dominique Dennery | Nov 30, 2020 | Compassion, Genuine Conversation, Genuine Life
It’s been about six months since George Floyd was executed on camera and our cultural conversation received an electric jolt. In Canada, since then, we have had our own terrible incidents of police violence against Black and Indigenous people. I want to check in and...
by Dominique Dennery | May 18, 2020 | Asking The Right Questions, Compassion, Genuine Conversation, Transition
What’s the rush? I’ve noticed the conversation online about the pandemic is shifting. After our weeks of shock and vulnerability and honesty, there’s a sheen returning to how people write. So many people have moved on from admitting their sadness and uncertainty and...
by Dominique Dennery | May 13, 2020 | Change, Compassion, Genuine Conversation, Leadership, Transformation
This is the third in an ongoing series of posts exploring what might change over the course of this pandemic—not in terms of the virus, but in terms of our personal, professional, and cultural responses. In Canada and all over the world, this pandemic is showing a...
by Dominique Dennery | Apr 22, 2020 | Accountability, Distraction, Genuine Conversation, Genuine Life
Today I had the exact kind of morning that I don’t like, and I’m wondering if it’s familiar to any of you. I’ve already written about moments of paralysis and anxiety, when you just kind of stop. I’ve written about the need to connect deeply with our own humanity and...
