by John Horn | May 1, 2024 | Adaptability, Creativity, Haikus
“The Mango Tree” So many mangos. In the wind it waves hello to the mountains below. – A haiku co-created by my youngest son and I (we went on to write, like, seven more haikus and all I can say is that writing poetry with kids is pretty fun and I...
by John Horn | Apr 24, 2024 | Co-operative Leadership, Leadership
Co-operatives are democratic, highly adaptable and very resilient. In my opinion, the world needs more co-opetition from its leaders – when we compete to make society better then we’re all winning. Leading as a member of a co-operative requires different thoughts and...
by John Horn | Apr 17, 2024 | Haikus, Learning & Thinking
(To) Be accountable. Culture of failing, learning. Growth, not punishment. – A haiku about how communities – companies, schools, families – cannot have a culture of accountability without first fostering a culture of learning (because if every...
by John Horn | Apr 10, 2024 | Adaptability
We start every day with a certain amount of willpower (or energy or vitality), which we can use to make a consistent commitment to our health and wellbeing. We can also use willpower to cultivate safe, helpful, diverse, energizing, reciprocal, compassionate, and...
by John Horn | Apr 3, 2024 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Collaboration
Meetings are a necessary evil in most workplaces. Even though meetings are supposed to enable information sharing, facilitate decision making, and foster meaningful connections, we probably feel the soul-destroying experience of poorly managed meetings at least once a...