The best things I learned in training: personal wins
When your in B2B sales you are expected to Add value during the sales process, helping the client think deeper and better about their...
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Once or twice a week I publish an idea, question, insight or reflection. Topics can be inspired by world events, coaching conversations, random thoughts after a workshop, anything!
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Andrew J Calvert
Oct 241 min read
Top industry hack!
At an industry event a C suite executive at a top rated restaurant chain related a recent "discovery" On nights where one staff member...
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Andrew J Calvert
Aug 81 min read
No one looks back and remembers the nights they got plenty of sleep
And yet the science suggests you can't sustain a productive healthy life on too little sleep Try a week of going to bed at the same time...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jun 61 min read
We get out what we put in
A gentle reminder What have you put in this week? What are you putting in today?
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Andrew J Calvert
Jun 42 min read
Take a break
The benefits of taking a break are well documented and well proven Like me I'm sure you have used and enjoyed breaks in your own life -...
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Andrew J Calvert
May 301 min read
Conversation. Two's company five's a crowd?
I recently read Robin Dunbar's book Friends and in among the many pearls of data backed insight on conversation, connection and...
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Andrew J Calvert
May 21 min read
Quick to learn?
In the always-on hustle culture of hurrying-for-results world, we too often see the end result and not the effort that the result has...
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Andrew J Calvert
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Hybrid work and collaboration
In my coaching sessions of late, I think in relation to the return to office based work and the mandates to get back in the office 3 or 4...
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Andrew J Calvert
Nov 23, 20231 min read
No waiting
Where are you waiting for someone else to make the first move? What makes you wait for the right time, situation? What is making you...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 28, 20232 min read
The power of a who to call list
A best practice in any new role is to build a "who to call list". Whether you are new to to the organization or you are in a new role,...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jul 18, 20231 min read
There is always time (until there isn't)
How do you use your time?
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Andrew J Calvert
Jul 11, 20231 min read
The Idea Cabinet
Every day we have dozens of ideas, from where to eat and who to call, to how to focus and the criteria we use to prioritize our task...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jun 29, 20231 min read
Reboot
If you have a program hanging on your tablet or the "Blue screen"? of terror on your computer or an app won't open on your phone... What ...
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Andrew J Calvert
Feb 28, 20231 min read
Preparation
I recently was in Bali with my family, and one day my son and I had a massage. The appointment was booked for 3:15pm. So at about 2:55 I...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Relax, you'll never get it all done
The to do list. Starts at 100 things to do today. You filter that list against your "to don't list" and reduce it by a few Filter that...
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Andrew J Calvert
Dec 22, 20221 min read
(It’s about) Time
Last year I read a great history in a book called Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem...
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Andrew J Calvert
Nov 1, 20221 min read
Fourth Quarter check in
As we head into the final fourth of 2022, managers and leaders are likely preparing to have formal 1-1‘s with their direct reports....
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Andrew J Calvert
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Setting Boundaries (Owning your to do list)
When writing / contemplating your to do list. Divide it into 3 categories Things I have to do Things I want to do, and Things other...
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Andrew J Calvert
Oct 4, 20221 min read
Brevity is the soul of wit (tl;dr)
I was having coffee with a friend who told me a 3 minute video is too long for him to review - although if it was of his CEO he might...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 22, 20221 min read
A Leaders' Safety Briefing
When you get on an aircraft you will likely see a safety briefing. They might be in person, they might be humorous, they could be both....
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