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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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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 25, 20241 min read
The best things I learned in training: The Three Dimensions of Service
When you are interacting with a client every interaction takes place within the 3 dimensions of service The Business dimension The Human...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 24, 20242 min read
What are *your* life's goals?
Is a question that regularly comes up in coaching conversations especially where "success" (different, more or otherwise) is stated as a...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 23, 20241 min read
#Thoughtfortheweek
Where do you keep your regrets or unfulfilled dreams?
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 20, 20241 min read
#FortuneCookieFriday
The fortune cookie uses a beautiful metaphor this time round. Are you listening?
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 19, 20241 min read
Penguin Stories
Penguin stories are the tales of how you did something that did or didn't turn out the way you expected and that the lesson - for good or...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 18, 20241 min read
The best things I learned in training Plutchik's Wheel
Plutchik showed there are eight basic emotions joy trust fear surprise and sadness anticipation anger disgust Emotions arise physically...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 17, 20241 min read
Ask for feedforward, not feedback
What's done is done. The past is behind you and unaccessible other than in memory. You can't make changes there. So when you get feedback...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 16, 20241 min read
#thoughtfortheweek
Starting the week with two quotes from the Stoics...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 13, 20241 min read
#FortuneCookieFriday
Be on the lookout for the unusual today - how can you turn it your advantage #FortuneCookieFriday
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 12, 20241 min read
Make the call!
Pick up the phone and call them. Plan to meet Can't meet in person? just have a chat Don't know what to say? Ask them how they're doing....
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 11, 20241 min read
The best things I learned in training: Listening
I did a year long series of blog posts on this topic. There were listening modules in selling programs, negotiation classes, coach...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 10, 20241 min read
Each sunset has its own unique story
All over the world, as the sun sets, it sets without some of the people who awoke to it as it rose. When the sun goes down on your life....
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 6, 20241 min read
#FortuneCookieFriday
This weekend how can you create the proverbial lemonade in your life?
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 5, 20241 min read
Three Gifts: Head, Hands and Heart
A client recently shared with me something one of his colleague shared with him. Working in community development his colleague was...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 4, 20241 min read
The best things I learned in training: Leaders speak last
I was running a Train the Trainer in Japan for a group of colleagues (it was on applying Self Determination Theory to leadership...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 3, 20241 min read
Where is the edge of your learning?
I came across this question recently and it stopped me in my tracks. "Growth is permanent, discomfort is temporary", is a phrase I've...
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Andrew J Calvert
Sep 2, 20241 min read
#thoughtfortheweek
This week, it's all about #focus
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Andrew J Calvert
Aug 30, 20241 min read
#FortuneCookieFriday
Ponder this in the weekend ahead!
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Andrew J Calvert
Aug 29, 20242 min read
How easy are you to work with? Ten questions to ask yourself
Being a good colleague means different things to different people and one area I see consensus is that a good colleague is easy to work...
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