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Len Domino Len Domino says he had learned a lot in the 23 years since he opened Leonard Domino & Associates to provide what he thought of then as “a different kind of government relations service”, but he also says he’s convinced that the basic idea he started with is even truer today. “When I went into the government relations business, I believed – based on my own years of experience in politics and government – that most people inside government sincerely want to make things better, and they’re constantly looking for partners who will help them make that happen. “We’re able to help our clients succeed because when we approach government, we’re trying to build partnerships, too.” |
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Rory Demetrioff For Rory Demetrioff, working in government relations with Leonard Domino & Associates is a career that combines his two life long interests – politics and business. His business experience colours everything Demetrioff does as he works with our clients. “In business, you don’t go into negotiations thinking the other side owes you a victory. You have to strive for win-win outcomes. That means to be a successful negotiator, you have to be able to see the issues from both standpoints – yours and the people you’re negotiating with. “But sometimes, when people approach governments, they ignore that basic logic. It’s as though they go into negotiations thinking ‘You work for me. You have to do what I want!’ “That kind of thinking doesn’t work – in business negotiations or when you’re negotiating with governments. If you approach government thinking that way, you’re going to experience a lot of frustration. |
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Steven Johansen will be leaving Leonard Domino & Associates, effective Friday January 11, 2008. Steven has accepted a role in the Ministry of Health and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors. |
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Patrick Madahbee In more than 30 years in First Nations politics, Chief Madahbee has had hands-on involvement in critical community-level issues recreation and local infrastructure, employment and human resource development, team-building and cultural and language preservation. He’s also been directly involved in strategic issues like land claims and, in his more than 13 years as Chief, he’s served as spokesman and Tribal Chair for the Robinson-Huron Treaty Region and the United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin. |
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Douglas Scott His track record includes providing writing and consulting support to governments, industry, labour unions, and not-for-profit agencies across Canada. Scott offers a unique combination of skills: on one hand, he brings an in-depth understanding of politics and the public policy process, of issues management, conflict resolution, compliance and scope of practices issues – plus marketing, advocacy and persuasion; on the other hand, he has the style and turn-of-phrase of a gifted writer. That gives him the capacity to help clients get the message across – and also to express it forcefully and memorably. He also likes to teach and train: he has helped our people get better, and he’ll help your people get better, too.. We’re telling you about Scott now because, as organizations adapt their messages and communications strategies to deal effectively with the new McGuinty Government in Ontario, we think his knowledge and skill set can help you achieve your goals and generate communications – proposals, presentations, grant applications, submissions, speeches and even letters – that will work better and cost less in terms of total time and resources than those you’ve done in the past. |
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Anthony Candelario Anthony Candelario first came to Leonard Domino & Associates’ as a part-time student hired to sort out computer problems. Today he’s still our main technical resource. In his 5 years at Leonard Domino & Associates, he oversaw major upgrades in our computer systems and electronic capabilities that allow our consultants to work for our clients more efficiently both in the office and out in the field. |