by John Horn | Sep 16, 2015 | Leadership
Navigating uncertainty. Working in the grey. Change management. Process transformation. Whatever you call it, in many organizations working without clarity and amidst ambiguity is the new normal. Priorities, tools and people are changing more frequently than ever in...
by John Horn | Sep 9, 2015 | Have Better Conversations, Leadership
I’m on a journey to become a better listener. This journey will make me a better leader, dad and partner/friend. For the most part, my listening skills are fine; this said, I am an enthusiastic talker who loves to fill silences with questions, anecdotes and...
by John Horn | Jul 8, 2015 | Leadership
I grew up in a small rural community on Vancouver Island, British Columbia called Merville. When I was a kid I helped my dad help his best friend clear hundreds of hay bales from his field. When I was a little older I worked with – and eventually supervised...
by John Horn | May 13, 2015 | Leadership, Pop Culture Career Advice
Superheroes! Last week Kurt kicked-off our two-part series about how the adventures of superheroes, like The Avengers, give us clues about what it takes to build a successful career. Exploring the DC Comics universe this time (because I watched the Batman v Superman:...
by Kurt Heinrich | May 6, 2015 | Leadership, Pop Culture Career Advice
This May audiences across Canada (and around the world) will be flocking to theatres to see the Avengers: Age of Ultron. It’s the latest superhero flick guaranteed to showcase a whole slew of fantastic, daring deeds powered by enough special effects to make your head...
by John Horn | Apr 29, 2015 | 1000 Community Stories, Leadership
Today is my dad’s birthday. His name is Geoff and he’s 65 years old. Oh, and he’s awesome. And there is a strong relationship between impactful fathering and success in work and life. Fathers are often a young man’s first role model and/or mentor – mine was (and he...
