by John Horn | Nov 29, 2023 | Co-operative Leadership, Communication
A little over a month ago, I partially tore my Achilles tendon and fully tore my calf muscle playing soccer. For nearly five weeks I have been conducting something called the unintentional walking boot open listening experiment. Let me explain. For nearly five weeks I...
by John Horn | Nov 22, 2023 | Adaptability, Haikus
Recovering slow. Torn Achilles in a boot. Having perspective. – A haiku about what it takes to be resilient when, well, we’re getting older and the body breaks down…
by John Horn | Nov 15, 2023 | Leadership, Pop Culture Career Advice
Last Friday night Kurt and I saw Captain America: Civil War. The summer’s hottest movie taught us a lot about international diplomacy, teamwork, spandex, friendship, and ourselves, too. Here are five professional lessons from Captain America: Civil War that you can...
by John Horn | Nov 8, 2023 | Adaptability, Campus Career Centre 3.0
The Waysfinder Model provides a simple and flexible way to navigate worklife complexity. Its founder, Sonja Blignaut, suggests that the model expects multiple ideas or products to be simultaneously and collaboratively attempted based on the potentialities from each...
by John Horn | Nov 1, 2023 | Haikus, Learning & Thinking
Feeling like failure. Learning happens everywhere. Failing is learning. – This is a Failure – or a failing is learning – Haiku because it’s been a tough month and I’ve learned a lot (humans always do!)
by John Horn | Oct 25, 2023 | Co-operative Leadership, Communication, Have Better Conversations
For the last decade I’ve worked for two of Canada’s leaders in financial services (Vancity Credit Union) and pension administration (BC Pension Corporation). Through activities like estate planning and benefits changes many of my colleagues are required to talk about...
