Dominique O'Rourke

What’s your personal 2012 annual report?

Dr. Seuss said it: “Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.” I’ll admit, as a lifelong “achiever”, I’ve been frustrated by my progress in a new environment over the past few months. My boss is happy but I have yet to feel at home or to hit one out of the park. So I gave myself theContinue reading “What’s your personal 2012 annual report?”

Failing grade for trust in Canadian political institutions in 2012

Robocalls directing voters to incorrect polling stations, massive kick-backs to corrupt federal and municipal officials … this doesn’t sound like Canada does it? Sadly, it’s not been a great year for trust in Canadian politics. Our officials and wanna be leaders have done it to themselves and stuck us with serious costs in the process. LivingContinue reading “Failing grade for trust in Canadian political institutions in 2012”

Re:Solution … Make a plan not a promise

There’s no shortage of posts, articles and tweets debating the pros and cons of making a New Year’s resolution. It’s a silly debate because it’s not about the resolution, it’s about the outcome. People aren’t averse to setting goals, they’re afraid of failing. So instead of making a promise, make a plan. In her column, Take a Flying Leap, inContinue reading “Re:Solution … Make a plan not a promise”

Five ways to amp up your holiday conversations

This holiday season if you ask better questions than “How’s work?”, “How are the kids?” or “Would you please pass the yams?” you will be rewarded with vastly more interesting conversations. Originally published in April 2012, this blog post has been one of my most popular. I reuse ornaments so I thought I’d dust off this post as wellContinue reading “Five ways to amp up your holiday conversations”