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 | Mar 22, 2023 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Collaboration, Have Better Conversations
The purpose of so many organizational teams, like innovation labs, and startup ecosystems, like Silicon Valley, is to disrupt the status quo. I’ve written about why we need to disrupt our workplaces and how to do it. The thing is that when the status quo is disrupted...
by John Horn | Jan 25, 2023 | Collaboration, Futureproof Kids, Have Better Conversations
Amidst all the crises we’re facing, folks are understandably overlooking the epidemic that nobody is talking about: loneliness. This problem has been plaguing humanity for decades and the pandemic is only making things worse, as some country’s are reporting that one...
by John Horn | Nov 30, 2022 | Co-operative Leadership, Collaboration, Have Better Conversations
I think that we need to disrupt our social networks by thinking of and engaging with other people. Wharton super-professor Adam Grant recently tweeted that what actually drives prejudice is “in-group love, not out-group hate”. We need to engage and connect with...
by John Horn | Oct 19, 2022 | Collaboration
Embrace Co-opetition Co-opetition means working together to achieve mutually beneficial results and this article will explore three reasons to embrace co-opetition in your business, community, school, and life endeavours. For example, co-opetition amongst business...
by John Horn | Oct 5, 2022 | Collaboration, Have Better Conversations
Being asked “the usual?” in your favourite coffee shop or restaurant, I think, represents an achievement unlocked. The barista (and a co-owner) of a café near my office used this phrase yesterday and my response was “we did it!” Earning...
