by John Horn | Dec 30, 2020 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Co-operative Leadership, Leadership
2020 is almost over. It’s been a year. The pandemic has ravaged and disrupted the planet. Calls for racial and social justice, which has always been present in our communities, have gained prominence. Our planet is still burning. Personally, my family is winding down...
by John Horn | Nov 25, 2020 | Have Better Conversations, Leadership
“Be a Man”. We’ve heard the phrase jabbed at a dude caught in a circle of dudes (sometimes women are there, too) who are using peer pressure tactics. Or it’s a classic movie line aimed at motivating male protagonists to realize their potential. Some of us might’ve...
by John Horn | Nov 18, 2020 | Leadership
Whether you work somewhere with nine or 9,000 employees, we’ve all been frustrated by organizations experiencing the malaise of average. When people stay in the same role or team for too long, get too comfortable with “the way things are”, or resist what is possible...
by John Horn | Nov 11, 2020 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Co-operative Leadership, Leadership
Building the next economy will take a movement. Community builders, educators, economists, urbanists, policymakers, business leaders, cooperators, activists, parents, kids, neighbours, and even a few celebrities must unite to build a better normal through societal...
by John Horn | Sep 9, 2020 | Leadership, Pop Culture Career Advice
Steve Nash was inducted into the Hoops Hall of Fame last week. He is my favourite basketball player of all time and he’ll go down in history as a transcendent innovator of the sport in spite of never making it to the NBA Finals. There’s a lot to learn about leadership...
by John Horn | Aug 26, 2020 | Co-operative Leadership, Leadership
According to folks like Dr. Christopher Mackie, governments are shortchanging people under 45 by spending an unequal amount on seniors. Unsurprisingly, Susan Eng of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) believes that such a position amounts to nothing...
