by John Horn | Dec 18, 2024 | Adaptability, Campus Career Centre 3.0, Communication, Futureproof Kids
Keeping a Cover Your Ass (CYA) folder can be a career lifeline. This practice is designed to protect our reputation by keeping documents, emails, and other evidence that can be used to clarify misunderstandings and defend against unfounded accusations. The concept is...
by John Horn | Nov 6, 2024 | Adaptability, Collaboration, Futureproof Kids, Have Better Conversations
My Tension Tension happens in work and life all the time. Recently, I found myself in situations where tension was both palpable and enabling. The first instance occurred during the planning of an important event. Initially, there was considerable confusion and...
by John Horn | Sep 25, 2024 | Collaboration, Futureproof Kids, Haikus
Fall is basketball. Balls bouncing, sneakers squeaking. Be a great teammate. – A haiku about the start of basketball season that, I hope, inspires parents, coaches, and teachers to write poems about piano lessons, art classes, and soccer practices that have...
by John Horn | Jul 10, 2024 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Futureproof Kids, Learning & Thinking
July 6, 2024 was the International Day of Cooperatives, which celebrated the world’s most equitable and adaptable business model with the theme of “building a better future for all.” Sustainable, impactful, and meaningful work is at the intersection of...
by John Horn | May 22, 2024 | Futureproof Kids, Learning & Thinking
A few weeks ago I attended the Egg Drop Challenge at my sons’ school. Kids, teachers, and parents cheered as creations were tossed from the roof and all of us analyzed the result of the experiment. The experience was transparent, supportive, and easily...
by John Horn | Mar 20, 2024 | Collaboration, Futureproof Kids, Haikus
Shirley tradition. Goats. Beaches. (Safe) fires. Family. There are hobbits here? – A haiku about “the goat cabin” where the Horn Family has made memories for the past three spring breaks. And some shenanigans…...
