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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!
The blog also features guest writers too - colleagues, connections and friends who have a point of view to share.
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Andrew J Calvert
Apr 4, 20232 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 30, 20231 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 23, 20231 min read
Going with the flow
Two minutes of rain water, thunder and the occasional leaf
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Feb 23, 20231 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Feb 9, 20231 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jan 26, 20231 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jan 19, 20231 min read
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...
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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
Dec 13, 20221 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Nov 20, 20221 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Nov 10, 20221 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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...
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Andrew J Calvert
Oct 27, 20221 min read
Comparison is the thief of joy
I know an artist who is a wildlife painter - she loves Africa and below are a few of her current collection. She has canvases in the...
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Andrew J Calvert
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Wellness
Is more than just collecting data and discussing what to do, then running a webinar with 40% attendance, checking the box and moving on...
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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 29, 20221 min read
Since the pandemic started I...
am more grateful for the basics in life more readily shed tears make more calls to those I cherish tag more connections on social media...
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