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What do you do when there is no solution?
Relationships break, projects or products fail, that dream job isn't what you expected. And when that happens, how you find a way to pick...

Andrew J Calvert
Feb 23, 20231 min read


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


Your greatest fail?
From the presentation that bombed, or the intricately planned project that wouldn't deliver, to the client you just could not win over or...

Andrew J Calvert
Jan 26, 20231 min read


A willingness to experiment?
I recently was at an exhibition of Cezanne's paintings in London and in the collection were several depictions of Montagne...

Andrew J Calvert
Jan 19, 20231 min read


(It’s about) Time
Last year I read a great history in a book called Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem...

Andrew J Calvert
Dec 22, 20221 min read


How did you spend the weekend?
How much did you try to pack in to those 50 odd hours? How often did you check work email? Did you rush from errands to events to parties...

Andrew J Calvert
Dec 13, 20221 min read


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


All our heroes have flaws
And that's normal. As we learn, as individuals, communities and societies, the best of the previous generation becomes at best the SOP...

Andrew J Calvert
Nov 17, 20221 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


All hands on deck
A few years ago I worked for a large manufacturing company. Every year in March they processed thousands of Annual Reports, Notice and...

Andrew J Calvert
Nov 3, 20222 min read


Comparison is the thief of joy
I know an artist who is a wildlife painter - she loves Africa and below are a few of her current collection. She has canvases in the...

Andrew J Calvert
Oct 27, 20221 min read


Wellness
Is more than just collecting data and discussing what to do, then running a webinar with 40% attendance, checking the box and moving on...

Andrew J Calvert
Oct 25, 20221 min read


Brevity is the soul of wit (tl;dr)
I was having coffee with a friend who told me a 3 minute video is too long for him to review - although if it was of his CEO he might...

Andrew J Calvert
Oct 4, 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


Right where you are now
This is a really interesting statement, you might agree or disagree and whichever it is I would like you to think about what it means. It...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 27, 20221 min read


Giving the gift of (a pleasant) surprise
A random act of kindness and encouragement can have echoes that last a lifetime. Last night as I was sitting in my living room reading,...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 6, 20221 min read


Would you hire...
a coach that didn't listen a counsellor with no empathy a social media manager with no social media presence a lead generation company...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 1, 20221 min read


Starting small is how everything starts
These saplings are growing in the rocks at the edge of my garden. They are 3-5 cm tall. If they survive tropical downpours, baking heat,...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 30, 20221 min read


Too much Recognition?
Over the past 20+ years I have facilitated hundreds of leadership workshops on dozens of topics - change, coaching, delegation,...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 25, 20222 min read


How are you showing up?
Do you show up, every day? Every time your skills are needed? Each chance you have to contribute to the success of others? And when you...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 23, 20221 min read
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