by John Horn | May 4, 2022 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Communication, Have Better Conversations
Most of us don’t like small talk because it kinda sucks. For introverts it can be terrifying. For people with big ideas it can be frustrating. For intellectuals it can be boring. During my undergraduate experience I made a friend named Andrew. He was – and still is –...
by John Horn | Apr 27, 2022 | Creativity, Futureproof Kids, Have Better Conversations
Seth Godin, as he often does, captured our relationship with boredom perfectly in a recent blog post: “…the market has figured out that we simply don’t like to be bored. And so there’s more stimulation, more options and more noise than ever before.” Whether we...
by John Horn | Mar 23, 2022 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Communication, Have Better Conversations
Saying sorry is hard and most of us suck at it. Apologies are uncomfortable, difficult and they can be embarrassing. They can also be healing, transformative and satisfying. They help us have better conversations in our worklife, too. Great apologies are authentic and...
by John Horn | Mar 9, 2022 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Creativity, Have Better Conversations, Leadership
This Wall Street Journal article was bouncing around the Internet earlier this week. CEOs and Executive Directors from Vancouver to Nairobi to Singapore are evaluating the impact of Covid-19 on work, particularly the emerging reality of our “work from anywhere”...
by John Horn | Feb 9, 2022 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Collaboration, Have Better Conversations, Pop Culture Career Advice
Around the world, career practitioners continually search for meaningful, engaging and inspiring metaphors that will, among other things, drive clients their way. Powerful metaphors also help people better understand their work search, too. (Friend and colleague)...
by John Horn | Dec 29, 2021 | Co-operative Leadership, Have Better Conversations, Leadership
A new year brings opportunity for reflection and intention-setting. 2021 was one of the most disruptive years in modern memory. 2022 looks poised to get up out of its seat, look 2021 in the face, and say: “hold my beer.” Most of what the year ahead throws at us will...