by potential | Aug 19, 2020 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Learning & Thinking
I remember it vividly. Mexico City, late January, sitting in an Uber in the front seat, while my MBA classmates were chattering away in the back. I’m sure they were talking about something interesting – my cohort has become my most treasured network – but...
by John Horn | Jul 22, 2020 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Co-operative Leadership, Leadership
Work will never be the same after this. The coronavirus pandemic is challenging what we know about how, when and where work happens. Why organizations exist and what companies produce is being questioned, too. We have an opportunity to use this crisis to transform...
by John Horn | Jun 17, 2020 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Campus Career Centre 3.0, Co-operative Leadership, Leadership
Next week I will end my two-year term as Chair of the Board of Directors for CERIC, a charity purposed with advancing career development in Canada. I’ve run a bunch of meetings that (mostly) ended on time, co-created/co-facilitated strategic planning sessions, opened...
by John Horn | Apr 15, 2020 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Have Better Conversations, Leadership
So there’s this global pandemic happening. While the far-reaching economic and social impacts of COVID-19 are still unknown, the return to normal will take a long time and, when it’s over, we probably won’t live and work the way we did six weeks ago. Like many people...
by John Horn | Apr 1, 2020 | Adaptability, Business & Entrepreneurship, Campus Career Centre 3.0, Co-operative Leadership
Organizations around the world have enabled people to work remotely as part of a global effort to #flattenthecurve (and also plank it) with social/physical distancing. Nearly half of North Americans are working from home (many aren’t working at all). For many folks,...
by John Horn | Oct 9, 2019 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Learning & Thinking
According to experts, the future of work will require learning and adaptability. Organizations around the world are investing heavily in learning management systems, content platforms, design tools, and the capability of their learning teams. Making learning a key...