by John Horn | Oct 26, 2022 | Co-operative Leadership, Futureproof Kids, Learning & Thinking
Coaching unlocks potential. From my perspective, all leaders should have a coaching philosophy because coaching is on of the best ways to cultivate self-awareness, unleash empathy, and foster personal accountability for taking action. Whether I am coaching my...
by John Horn | Oct 12, 2022 | Co-operative Leadership, Learning & Thinking
Workers around the world are in search of a better deal. The ability to work from anywhere has arrived. According to Lisa Taylor, President of Challenge Factory, “one in three Canadians would rather quit than go back to an office.” Where and when we work is just one...
by John Horn | Sep 28, 2022 | Co-operative Leadership, Leadership
It’s Co-operatives Week in Canada and I wanted to share a theory that’s been on my mind for a few years. I think that the hit action movie franchise John Wick is a story about an assassins’ co-operative. From unique currency exchanged by members to serious rules about...
by John Horn | Sep 14, 2022 | Co-operative Leadership, Learning & Thinking
The best strategies are democratic. When it is designed and decided by executives and consultants a strategy’s potential is limited. When there is no process, but an unequivocally and monomaniacally clear purpose, strategies emerge from everywhere – work...
by John Horn | Aug 17, 2022 | Co-operative Leadership, Collaboration, Futureproof Kids
Being a prosocial human means acting in the best interest of our communities because serving the public good is more important than advancing our own agenda. Cooperative economist Stefano Zamagni argues that seeking to help the world is an emerging worklife practice:...
by John Horn | Jul 6, 2022 | Co-operative Leadership, Collaboration
There are a lot of community building lessons from trees that we can (and should) apply to our worklife. Here is an example of how trees take care of each other: It’s been said that the measure of a community is how we care for our weakest and most vulnerable...
