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Your happy place
Where is your happy place? Is it a physical location, somewhere you've been or is it imaginary - an ideal? What does it look like? Beyond...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 18, 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


Walking your Walk
I found a new walking meditation that I've been experimenting with recently. In it you start with walking at your usual pace and observe...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 4, 20222 min read


Earth, Air, Fire and Water
Two minutes of the Southern Indian Ocean. Pause and take an elemental break

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 2, 20221 min read


Hold the silence
Doing nothing is my favorite coaching technique. I simply sit, without thinking about what question I will ask next I do this after I...

Andrew J Calvert
Jul 26, 20221 min read


Decoding the great resignation
We live in an age of mass customization: FB, LI, Amazon, Netflix and their algorithms lead us to expect a bespoke experience tailored to...

Andrew J Calvert
Jul 14, 20221 min read


What counts?
I track so many things in my professional life, from leading and indicators in my enablement role, to the hours I have coached....

Andrew J Calvert
Jul 7, 20221 min read


Overcoming negative self talk
I recently came across a technique to inhibit / overcome negative self talk that I want to share with you. (drum roll please) the...

Andrew J Calvert
Jul 5, 20221 min read


Building a relationship with a new colleague
Up down and across... You have a new manager, a new junior colleague a new peer. What do you do? If you hear about them ahead of time...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 28, 20221 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


The space between us
I recently read of a study that suggested if you move two people’s desks a mere 15 feet further apart, they tend to interact as much as...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 16, 20221 min read


Sometimes doing everything right is not enough (and it's not your fault)
Recognize that at some point you will be doing your job well, you‘ll be able to deliver good work day in and day out, and one day you...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 14, 20222 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


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


Upon Waking?
What’s your morning routine? Alarm wakes you up You reach for your phone to silence it You see all those notifications and boom you're...

Andrew J Calvert
May 26, 20221 min read


Pulse surveys
I've taken employee surveys almost my entire corporate career. Initially they were annual and in response to an event as opposed to an...

Andrew J Calvert
May 26, 20221 min read


(Don't) Fill in the Blanks
We see them everywhere, templates, wireframes and patterns to follow. The basics are there, just fill in the blanks. And those forms,...

Andrew J Calvert
May 20, 20221 min read


How to be Productive, Impactful and Fulfilled
If you desire to become more productive, impactful, and fulfilled, you need to do two things (with an optional 3rd) Understand what makes...

Andrew J Calvert
May 16, 20221 min read


#Thoughtfortheweek
Simply put, to see a rainbow you need the sunlight behind you and the rain in front of you (because physics). But do you know why I like...

Andrew J Calvert
May 9, 20221 min read


Burn out
I have coached over 150 executives and leaders in the past eighteen months and several themes have emerged. Some are perennial like...

Andrew J Calvert
May 3, 20222 min read
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