by John Horn | Jan 26, 2022 | Adaptability, Campus Career Centre 3.0, Futureproof Kids
There is a vaccine to address recruitment and retention in the wake of “The Great Reshuffle.” It’s called career development. A national survey recently conducted by Environics for CERIC — a Canadian charitable organization that advances education and research in...
by John Horn | Dec 22, 2021 | Adaptability, Futureproof Kids, Have Better Conversations
If I’m being honest, there isn’t much to celebrate on the West Coast of Canada these days. The pandemic/endemic is here, restrictions are being implemented, and lockdowns are looming. I feel for everyone who is enthusiastically looking forward to social connections...
by John Horn | Oct 13, 2021 | Adaptability, Futureproof Kids, Have Better Conversations
Expressing gratitude reduces stress, elevates wellbeing, and enhances relationships. Our family practices gratitude pretty much every night at the dinner table (we like the “star and a wish” method). Every day I take stock of good things that happened and...
by John Horn | Sep 8, 2021 | Co-operative Leadership, Communication, Futureproof Kids
Human beings have a problem with winning. Too often we focus on winning as a zero-sum game and define “winners” highlighting the failings of folks who didn’t win – when we do this we call peoples or teams “losers”. Focusing only on winning at all costs also ignores...
by John Horn | Sep 1, 2021 | Co-operative Leadership, Futureproof Kids, Have Better Conversations, Learning & Thinking
The pandemic has changed work forever. Organizations around the world are adopting hybrid work practices, advancing “work from anywhere” policies, or asking employees to return to the office full-time and, consequently, losing their workforce. We need to reimagine...
by John Horn | Aug 18, 2021 | Co-operative Leadership, Futureproof Kids, Leadership
The world is burning out and burning up. As organizations strive to enable hybrid work (or work from anywhere) amidst health and climate emergencies, leaders are being asked to do a lot. A former colleague of mine, Ilene, introduced nearly every workshop and...
