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My Blog
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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The blog also features guest writers too - colleagues, connections and friends who have a point of view to share.
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That's a wrap for 2023!
Well if you're a woman it is. You see women get paid less than men in most countries and industries. The difference varies but according...
Andrew J Calvert
Oct 19, 20231 min read
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What's with change?
Marie Kondo has a messy home now, body positive influencers decide to lose weight, beers change marketing focus... And so many people are...
Andrew J Calvert
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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Somewhere
Where do you go to calm your spirit and heal your soul? And what do you do when you are there?* *Hint there is no correct answer, there...
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 13, 20231 min read
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It begins with awareness
So often you see these lovely Venn diagrams on Instagram, LinkedIn etc. that show the intersection of things you're good at, things you...
Andrew J Calvert
Apr 27, 20231 min read
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I want to hold your hand at 80 and say, "we made it"
The places we've been & the things we've done together: Raising our sons Dancing in the living room; Watching the sun rise over South...
Andrew J Calvert
Apr 18, 20231 min read
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On leadership
I thought being a leader was... well actually I didn't really know much about leadership when I applied for my first leadership role, I...
Andrew J Calvert
Apr 4, 20232 min read
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End of Q1
As Q1 comes to a close. Take the time to reflect. Review your email, client folders, calendar, social media and CRM. Than ask yourself...
Andrew J Calvert
Mar 30, 20231 min read
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Progress over Perfection
WE haVE TO get started somewhere and too often we want what eever we create to be perfect, to say what we wnat exacly as we want, and...
Andrew J Calvert
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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Going with the flow
Two minutes of rain water, thunder and the occasional leaf
Andrew J Calvert
Mar 23, 20231 min read
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What is work?
Make work, house work, piece or full time the world seems to be full of work. And in answering a recent poll titled "How much do you...
Andrew J Calvert
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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What do you do when there is no solution?
Relationships break, projects or products fail, that dream job isn't what you expected. And when that happens, how you find a way to pick...
Andrew J Calvert
Feb 23, 20231 min read
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What works for you?
There is so much conflicting advice out there even for something as fundamental as breathing: Focus on breathing in - just let go of the...
Andrew J Calvert
Feb 9, 20231 min read
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Your greatest fail?
From the presentation that bombed, or the intricately planned project that wouldn't deliver, to the client you just could not win over or...
Andrew J Calvert
Jan 26, 20231 min read
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A willingness to experiment?
I recently was at an exhibition of Cezanne's paintings in London and in the collection were several depictions of Montagne...
Andrew J Calvert
Jan 19, 20231 min read
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(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...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 22, 20221 min read
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How did you spend the weekend?
How much did you try to pack in to those 50 odd hours? How often did you check work email? Did you rush from errands to events to parties...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 13, 20221 min read
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Happy Birthday Benoit B Mandelbrot
Benoit B. Mandelbrot born this day in 1924 was a Polish-born French-American mathematician and polymath with broad interests in the...
Andrew J Calvert
Nov 20, 20221 min read
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All our heroes have flaws
And that's normal. As we learn, as individuals, communities and societies, the best of the previous generation becomes at best the SOP...
Andrew J Calvert
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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Learning is Social (Recordings don’t work)
And for those of you not able to join live, we'll share the recording.... Learning is best when we learn with a group. In that group we...
Andrew J Calvert
Nov 10, 20221 min read
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All hands on deck
A few years ago I worked for a large manufacturing company. Every year in March they processed thousands of Annual Reports, Notice and...
Andrew J Calvert
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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