March 20 is the United Nation’s International Day of Happiness. It’s a day to recognize the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives. On a personal level it means recognizing that happiness and wellness are predicatedContinue reading “International Day of Happiness”
Author Archives: Dominique O'Rourke
It came to me in a dream: “focus”
It was such a vivid dream. I am racing through a mall at lunch time carrying lots of packages when I see a colleague from another department in what appears to be an upscale salon. She is overseeing a video shoot featuring our CEO. (In my real world, every aspect of this is totally absurd. I hate shopping,Continue reading “It came to me in a dream: “focus””
How to have better holiday conversations
“Would you please pass the gravy?” or “So, how are things?” are not good conversation starters. You can do better and have a much better time at any holiday when you start having meaningful conversations. As my gift to you, and to myself, I’m recycling one of my favourite posts. It’s always appropriate and since I wrote it in April 2012, myContinue reading “How to have better holiday conversations”
Untangling complex problems
The Christmas lights were horribly tangled. How does this happen when they are just sitting in a box for the year? As I started from one end, created some slack, gave some random shakes accompanied by some frustrated words, I started to think about how we approach complex organizational “tangles.” You know, the issues that are yearsContinue reading “Untangling complex problems”
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