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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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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...
Andrew J Calvert
Aug 29, 20242 min read
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We don't want to reinvent the wheel...
You hear it all the time and that statement is dead wrong We don't need to reinvent the wheel said the Celts We don't need to reinvent...
Andrew J Calvert
Aug 15, 20241 min read
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Saying one thing (and doing another)
How often do you say one thing and do another? To yourself? To colleagues? To your team? Family members? Friends? What is the impact?...
Andrew J Calvert
Jul 16, 20241 min read
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We are a family...
Be careful of the metaphors you use, because their meaning differs from person to person. Growing up, my family was a standard nuclear...
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 11, 20241 min read
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Conversation. Two's company five's a crowd?
I recently read Robin Dunbar's book Friends and in among the many pearls of data backed insight on conversation, connection and...
Andrew J Calvert
May 30, 20241 min read
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Quick to learn?
In the always-on hustle culture of hurrying-for-results world, we too often see the end result and not the effort that the result has...
Andrew J Calvert
May 2, 20241 min read
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How to Effectively Lead Your Remote Team: Tips for Maintaining Contact
How remote are your remote team? How often do they see their teammates face to face? How often do they interact virtually? And if the...
Andrew J Calvert
Apr 16, 20241 min read
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Taming the Advice Monster / Coaching in the flow of work
When leaders learn how to coach in the flow of work they often struggle with giving answers to direct questions from their teams. Here is...
Andrew J Calvert
Mar 19, 20241 min read
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Hybrid work and collaboration
In my coaching sessions of late, I think in relation to the return to office based work and the mandates to get back in the office 3 or 4...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 14, 20232 min read
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No waiting
Where are you waiting for someone else to make the first move? What makes you wait for the right time, situation? What is making you...
Andrew J Calvert
Nov 23, 20231 min read
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The Thank You note
How often do you write them? Do you go digital or old school hard copy? Long form or short? What ever you do, let the person you are...
Andrew J Calvert
Nov 9, 20231 min read
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Energy Vampires
What is an Energy Vampire? Energy vampires are those people you meet that drain you - emotionally, physically, mentally. They might be...
Andrew J Calvert
Oct 24, 20232 min read
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The power of a who to call list
A best practice in any new role is to build a "who to call list". Whether you are new to to the organization or you are in a new role,...
Andrew J Calvert
Sep 28, 20232 min read
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Your Mindset matters
If you think the task is impossible - how will your team think about it? If you behave like the project is impossible - how will your...
Andrew J Calvert
Sep 21, 20231 min read
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Brain writing
I had a head of HR (my bosses boss) who hated the phrase brainstorming, another colleague used to speak of such sessions degenerating...
Andrew J Calvert
Jul 18, 20231 min read
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Free Ice cream
I once went to a client office and found that their employees got free (chocolate chip, double chocolate mint, vanilla, strawberry, rum...
Andrew J Calvert
Apr 13, 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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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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photo shoot
I recently had some publicity shots done for work. You know the drill, a conference room, a photographer, maybe a background, a variety...
Andrew J Calvert
Feb 21, 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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