I admit it. I don’t like planning. I find it tedious and I am always itching to do something. I love problems, projects, challenges that can be solved and then you can move on. It’s why I’ve done lots of issues management and crisis communications. When “it” hits the fan, I’m your girl. But, I realize that theContinue reading “How Star Wars helped me appreciate planning: from the archives”
Author Archives: Dominique O'Rourke
9 critical questions to help you build trust
At a Giving Tuesday panel a few weeks ago, I was asked to talk about trends in trust and how to build it… in three minutes. Since the timeline was a little tight, I thought I’d round out the conversation here 🙂 First: Trust in institutions is declining globally and in Canada It’s well establishedContinue reading “9 critical questions to help you build trust”
Celebrate values, effort AND outcomes
What if we valued teamwork, curiosity, reflexion and perseverance as much as we do wealth and celebrity?
Big Dreams. Hard Work. No Excuses.
How do you become an astronaut when you’re born before space travel? How do you build a real-estate empire when you’re born in a refugee camp and married off at the age of 15? Two women I’ve met in the last few weeks set their sights on an “impossible” dream and achieved it. How? BigContinue reading “Big Dreams. Hard Work. No Excuses.”
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