by John Horn | Mar 12, 2025 | Collaboration, Have Better Conversations, Leadership
The world is weird and tense and unsettling these days. Building strong, diverse relationships help communities become connected and resilient for the long term. A few weeks ago, I joined dozens of neighbours for a beach cleanup with Surfrider. We came together to...
by John Horn | Jan 14, 2025 | Communication, Have Better Conversations
The Potential of Dialogue Meaningful dialogue is an elusive thing in our communities. Having a respectful conversation with someone about something on which we do not agree isn’t common. Yelling opinions overtop of someone else or building a newsfeed that reinforces...
by John Horn | Nov 6, 2024 | Adaptability, Collaboration, Futureproof Kids, Have Better Conversations
My Tension Tension happens in work and life all the time. Recently, I found myself in situations where tension was both palpable and enabling. The first instance occurred during the planning of an important event. Initially, there was considerable confusion and...
by John Horn | Jul 24, 2024 | Have Better Conversations, Learning & Thinking
Vancity Credit Union is completing a month of learning about unconscious bias. Partnering with the NeuroLeadership Institute (NLI), all employees are completing online learning and discussing bias within teams. A quick Google search will reveal dozens of articles...
by John Horn | Oct 25, 2023 | Co-operative Leadership, Communication, Have Better Conversations
For the last decade I’ve worked for two of Canada’s leaders in financial services (Vancity Credit Union) and pension administration (BC Pension Corporation). Through activities like estate planning and benefits changes many of my colleagues are required to talk about...
by John Horn | Aug 2, 2023 | Adaptability, Have Better Conversations
I’m part of a team that is delivering a big piece of work using agile methodology, which I’ve written about before. With our project moving and changing so quickly we find ourselves reacting to new circumstances and having to improvise on the spot a lot. So it made...
