by John Horn | Dec 9, 2020 | Communication, Have Better Conversations
Performance reviews and year end conversations are ramping up around the world, which makes a lot of us uneasy because the experience can be clunky (HR systems aren’t slick like apps), emotional (money and personal identity are on the line!), and one-sided (managers...
by John Horn | May 13, 2020 | Communication, Have Better Conversations
Last year I joined several of my Vancity colleagues in a gender identity workshop delivered by Adrienne Smith, a transgender human rights activist and drug policy lawyer. Adrienne shared simple tips for fostering inclusive communities, especially for folks who...
by Kurt Heinrich | Mar 27, 2019 | Communication
Managing up is part of peoples’ jobs. Being able to respond to superiors when you don’t agree with their position is a key skill. Many organizations foster this sort of feedback – particularly those that recognize the importance of radical candor. That said, when the...
by Michael Boronowski | Jan 9, 2019 | Communication, Learning & Thinking, Pop Culture Career Advice
Working actors know that essentially, their job is auditioning. Booking a role is a great bonus, so they refine their audition technique, accepting that they will go through this grueling selection process anywhere from once a month, to five times per week (or more!)...
by Kurt Heinrich | Sep 5, 2018 | Communication, Pop Culture Career Advice
In the hit 90s film, The Fugitive, Harrison Ford plays Dr. Richard Kimble, a brilliant doctor falsely framed for killing his wife. After being convicted, a shackled Kimble is sent off to death row on a prison bus. During a daring escape, Kimble and another prisoner...
by Kurt Heinrich | Jul 25, 2018 | Communication, Have Better Conversations
Last month our book club tackled Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. The book gave us an illuminating look at moral and evolutionary psychology, exploring the moral pillars that underpin the morality of people...
