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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...

Andrew J Calvert
Nov 20, 20221 min read


Longcuts beat shortcuts (how you get to where you are headed)
A quick story A few years ago I met a retired British Army officer who had (almost) climbed Mount Everest. The tale he told was full of...

Andrew J Calvert
Nov 15, 20222 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...

Andrew J Calvert
Nov 10, 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...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 29, 20221 min read


Walking up the down escalator
When you finish your full time education and get your first job, you realize how much you need to learn. When you get your first...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 15, 20221 min read


The problem with cheat codes
My son was struggling with a difficult part of his game, whichever door he went through, he could progress no further. He tried the...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 11, 20221 min read


The Inner Critic
In my role both as a facilitator and a coach I lead a lot of debrief sessions, from dialog at the end of breakout / table groups to the...

Andrew J Calvert
Jul 19, 20222 min read


Shift Happens
What happens if you stay in one place too long? As the world around us changes , we need to relentlessly review our choices and...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 23, 20221 min read


On Leadership and Being
There is a change in what leadership development is addressing In the past leadership used to be about how to how to give feedback how to...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 9, 20221 min read


When you argue
As the new general manager in an office of 70+ staff I had this sign on my wall as a reminder to myself and my team. In previous roles I...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 2, 20221 min read


Kammavaca: Precepts for a new beginning
One of the most sacred Burmese religious texts, the 'Kammavaca' contains the rules for monastic life, conduct and ceremonies. This is a...

Andrew J Calvert
May 31, 20221 min read


Explore Possibilities
I recently ran a coaching workshop for a client on the topic above. Building coaching capability requires development of skills in asking...

Andrew J Calvert
May 18, 20221 min read


Leader as Coach
You've attended a course on how to be a coach. You have learned the difference between coaching, mentoring and directing; discussed and...

Andrew J Calvert
May 17, 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...

Andrew J Calvert
Apr 28, 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...

Andrew J Calvert
Apr 26, 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...

Andrew J Calvert
Feb 8, 20221 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...

Andrew J Calvert
Nov 16, 20211 min read
Getting up to speed
Taking a new job, losing the old job, starting a new project, getting a new team member. These are the transitions where we need to...

Andrew J Calvert
Oct 26, 20211 min read


Ice Ice Baby
How did you spend your Sunday? This is a picture of my son and I in an ice-bath. We were being introduced to the Wim Hof method:...

Andrew J Calvert
Oct 7, 20211 min read


Elevating Women in Leadership
As I continue my #lifelonglearning I find myself exposed to a diverse range of people, ideas, models and training content. Occasionally I...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 24, 20211 min read
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