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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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Andrew J Calvert
May 26, 20221 min read
Pulse surveys
I've taken employee surveys almost my entire corporate career. Initially they were annual and in response to an event as opposed to an...
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Andrew J Calvert
May 20, 20221 min read
(Don't) Fill in the Blanks
We see them everywhere, templates, wireframes and patterns to follow. The basics are there, just fill in the blanks. And those forms,...
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Andrew J Calvert
May 16, 20221 min read
How to be Productive, Impactful and Fulfilled
If you desire to become more productive, impactful, and fulfilled, you need to do two things (with an optional 3rd) Understand what makes...
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Andrew J Calvert
May 9, 20221 min read
#Thoughtfortheweek
Simply put, to see a rainbow you need the sunlight behind you and the rain in front of you (because physics). But do you know why I like...
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Andrew J Calvert
May 3, 20222 min read
Burn out
I have coached over 150 executives and leaders in the past eighteen months and several themes have emerged. Some are perennial like...
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Andrew J Calvert
Apr 28, 20221 min read
The To DON'T list
I've written about To do lists and To be lists and recently about Kill Meetings but here's one I recently read about... the To Don't...
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Andrew J Calvert
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Managing your emotions
Holding it together can be tough. In an "always on" world with a blurring of lines between work and home life and ever increasing...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 29, 20221 min read
FutureMe
‘Your future depends on what you do today.’ Mahatma Gandhi I recently came across a site that allows you to send an email to your future...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 24, 20222 min read
The myth of multi tasking
We've all heard those around us speak of multi-tasking to get more done. But what is it and can we actually do it? Multitasking is the...
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Andrew J Calvert
Mar 1, 20221 min read
The Third Space
What I've noticed through the past year is how most people schedule their calendar in 30 or 60 minute increments and leave no time...
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Andrew J Calvert
Feb 8, 20221 min read
Receiving Feedback
Receiving feedback is often just as challenging as delivering it, even when the message is positive. The part of our brain that regulates...
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Andrew J Calvert
Jan 4, 20221 min read
What’s your story?
Where you were born, where you grew up, the jobs your parents did; what you did at school, who you hung out with and how you got "here"...
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Andrew J Calvert
Dec 30, 20212 min read
New year, New you?
Looking for a resolution you can make and keep? A best practice for new habit formation is to start small and do something simple daily...
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Andrew J Calvert
Dec 14, 20212 min read
23 Things to do without your phone
Our phones are amazing things that can do so much in such a compact form factor. They can also distract us and take an inordinate amount...
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Andrew J Calvert
Dec 12, 20211 min read
Reaching capacity
You are good at what you do. You are capable, you can focus, you can get results. You can hold it together. But like the bin bag above,...
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Andrew J Calvert
Nov 16, 20211 min read
Mindful Leadership? Keep a journal!
One recent story I've heard is of a large F500 corporation that conducted an experiment on the importance of reflection as a leadership...
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Andrew J Calvert
Nov 13, 20211 min read
Kindness
Toda is world kindness day. Add to the joy in the world! How do you actually promote caring and generosity on your team? First, it starts...
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Andrew J Calvert
Nov 2, 20211 min read
An Apology
Sorry, the post I had written, the post I am passionate about, the one I want to put up here, I'm not brave enough to publish. That's...
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Andrew J Calvert
Oct 28, 20211 min read
A you a Rubber plant or a Rubber tree?
I spotted this leaf while out for a run recently The mottled colors struck me as strangely beautiful, worthy of a picture. And as I...
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