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Start Strong: Why Showing Up Early Sets You Apart as a Facilitator
Mastering presence, preparation, and purpose, before your session begins. One of the best facilitation habits I ever learned came not...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 21, 20252 min read


The Art of Asking: Sales Questions
Sales, at its core, is about understanding and addressing a customer’s needs. After 30 years in sales and sales leadership, working with...

Andrew J Calvert
Jul 30, 20253 min read
Practice Makes Permanent (But Only If You’re Practicing the Right Way)
We’ve all heard the phrase “Practice makes perfect.” But if you’ve ever had to unlearn a bad habit, you’ll know the truth: Practice makes...

Andrew J Calvert
Jul 9, 20253 min read
Why Every Client Conversation Should Start with One Simple Question
It took me longer than I’d like to admit to really learn this. But once I got it, everything changed. Every time you sit down with a...

Andrew J Calvert
Jul 2, 20252 min read
Assuming Positive Intent: A Leadership Superpower Hidden in Plain Sight
Less judgment. More understanding. Better outcomes. We've all done it. The delayed reply. The sharp tone. The offhand remark in a meeting...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 18, 20252 min read


What’s In It for Me? (WIIFM): Harnessing Self-Interest to Drive Change
Change can feel daunting, but one principle simplifies it: people embrace change when they see how it benefits them . The “What’s In It...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 11, 20252 min read


The Best Things I Learned In Training: Questions
Coaching, at its heart, is the art of asking the right question at the right moment. Over 30 years of coaching life, leadership, and...

Andrew J Calvert
May 7, 20253 min read


The Best Things I Learned in Training: The Account Plan
Whether Winning Account Strategies, TAS, or LAMP, having a plan for the enterprise accounts you are targeting is crucial to know who is...

Andrew J Calvert
Apr 30, 20251 min read


The Best Things I Learned in Training: Assuming Positive Intent
A Leader’s Superpower Assuming positive intent (API) is a powerful mindset shift that leaders can adopt to create more trusting,...

Andrew J Calvert
Apr 23, 20252 min read


The Best Things I Learned in Training: The Gallery Tour
Engage your learners in a physical setting by having them move to different parts of the room to perform tasks Sitting around during a...

Andrew J Calvert
Apr 16, 20251 min read


The Best Things I Learned in Training: Selective Agreement
I have had many managers over the years, they've had different leadership philosophies, different styles in a crisis and different...

Andrew J Calvert
Apr 9, 20252 min read


The Best Things I Learned in Training: The Eye Brain Connection
The "Eye-Brain Connection" in presentation skills serves you a number of ways: From harnessing the natural interplay between eye contact...

Andrew J Calvert
Apr 2, 20252 min read


The Best Things I Learned in training: Return on Investment (ROI)
Return on Investment, or ROI, is a widely used metric that helps determine the value gained from an investment relative to its cost. In...

Andrew J Calvert
Mar 26, 20251 min read


The Best Things I Learned in Training: Be Here Now
I worked at a global printing company. Talk about an industry in disruption. From plates made with phototypesetting (look it up) to...

Andrew J Calvert
Mar 19, 20251 min read


The Best Things I Learned in Training: (Don't do you) Planning in PowerPoint
Don't build your presentation in PowerPoint until you have met most (preferably all of) the following criteria You are clear on who the...

Andrew J Calvert
Mar 12, 20251 min read


The Best Things I Learned in Training: Using the room as a training tool
As a trainer one of your many roles is to make the best use of the space in the training room - best use here means using the room to...

Andrew J Calvert
Mar 5, 20252 min read


The Best Thing I learned in Training: The Coaching Issues Diagram
A great diagnostic tool that aided me and the sales person I was coaching spot where the gaps were in their performance AND where their...

Andrew J Calvert
Feb 26, 20251 min read


The Best Things I Learned in Training: Turning a complaint into a request
Behind every complaint is a desire to see things improve So next time you hear someone complaining, ask them how they would like to see...

Andrew J Calvert
Feb 19, 20251 min read


The Best Things I Learned in Training: Behaviour Change
Behavioral Scientist BJ Fogg in his book Tiny Habits writes of the three conditions that need to be met for behavior change to take...

Andrew J Calvert
Feb 12, 20251 min read


The Best Things I Learned In Training: Keep It Simple (Sunshine)
Technical vocabulary, complex sentence structures, obscure words can be significant barriers to communicating with those who are not "in...

Andrew J Calvert
Jan 29, 20251 min read
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