by Dominique Dennery | May 15, 2021 | Career Development, Coaching, Genuine Conversation, Leadership, Personal Development
How can we stay level when we’re doing very serious work? I’ve been doing diversity work on and off for most of my life. I’ve moderated conversations on elimination of gender-based violence, homelessness, and many other oppressions. These are serious conversations I’m...
by Dominique Dennery | Mar 30, 2021 | Accountability, Black History Month, Personal Development
It’s February; the one month a year dedicated to either celebrating Black history, or having to explain why Black history is different than American or Canadian history. Granted, the landscape is different this year, with the #BlackLivesMatter movement having made...
by Dominique Dennery | Nov 4, 2020 | Career Development, Coaching, Leadership, Personal Development
If there’s one thing that’s certain about COVID-19, it’s that it has completely thrown a wrench into what ‘work’ looks like for almost all of us. With the exception of a rare few, almost everyone, whether employee, leader, or president, has had to make adjustments to...
by Dominique Dennery | Sep 12, 2020 | Personal Development
Why do some people buckle under pressure while others seem to weaken but not crumble? What is it that helps some people bend but not break, or if they break, why are some people able to bounce back again? This seemingly magical ingredient is resilience. What is...
by Dominique Dennery | Aug 24, 2020 | Accountability, Career Development, Genuine Life, Personal Development
When was the last time you made a deliberate choice and pursued it, either at work or in your business, or in your personal life? Are you inadvertently allowing others to make the choices that form your world? I’ve been working with a business coach since the pandemic...
by Dominique Dennery | Aug 14, 2020 | Career Development, Personal Development
Overserving others, especially as women, is so deeply engrained in us that we often don’t even realize we’re doing it. Have you ever: Said yes to helping a friend, even though it meant not having time to run your own errands? Agreed to an early meeting, even though...
