by John Horn | Sep 13, 2023 | Co-operative Leadership, Collaboration, Pop Culture Career Advice
In their excellent book, Laziness Does Not Exist, Dr. Devon Price argues that the myth of the heroes journey highlights how individualistic problem-solving and world/galaxy-saving is wrongly elevated in pop culture. While I take issue with some of Price’s...
by John Horn | Jun 21, 2023 | Co-operative Leadership, Collaboration
For two weeks I am participating in the Emilia-Romagna Co-operative Study Tour, which is a Vancity program designed to enhance knowledge about the co-operative movement and inspire connections between each other, our work and co-operative leadership. The Italian...
by John Horn | Jun 7, 2023 | Co-operative Leadership, Collaboration
The hit HBO television series, Succession, is over. My wife, who is her own person, and I (any millions of fans around the world) are experiencing some cultural emptiness on Sunday nights as we reflect on an impeccably acted show that somehow humanized truly awful...
by John Horn | May 31, 2023 | Co-operative Leadership, Collaboration, Have Better Conversations
Something that I’m learning about myself is how much I value dissent and debate on teams. To be honest, I need someone to disagree with me, challenge my thinking and/or question my decisions before I can really trust them. Dissenters “cut through group think and...
by John Horn | May 10, 2023 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Co-operative Leadership, Leadership
I have an awesome colleague named Lindsay and we trust each other. Something that helped us get to where we are is psychological safety. One of the ways that I know such a thing exists is because Lindsay felt comfortable telling me that my articles on this website are...
by John Horn | May 3, 2023 | Adaptability, Co-operative Leadership, Leadership
In 2018, Oxford Economist Kate Raworth introduced the world to a different sort of doughnut. This doughnut is a visual representation of a sustainable economic system that balances the needs of people and the planet. The inner ring represents the social foundation,...
