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The Firebreak
The firebreak is an "obstacle to the spread of fire". There are natural firebreaks - rivers, scree slopes etc. and there are human-made...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 28, 20211 min read


Working Remotely – Reflecting on an opportunity...
Ian Middleton is another friend and former colleague who is guesting on my blog. Husband, father, grandfather, cancer survivor, Ian...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 23, 20213 min read


Out of Office (OOO):
These ubiquitous messages are evolving. Beyond the plain vanilla, strictly informational and formal variety of OOO I've been seeing some...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 16, 20211 min read


Keep in touch!
With the move to hybrid teams and a rapid increase in remote workers across industries more and more of my clients are struggling with...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 14, 20211 min read


Time Out...
"What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 9, 20211 min read


Focus
Your attention is the most valuable thing you posses: at work, at play, with loved ones, when alone. How to achieve and sustain the peak...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 7, 20212 min read
Every Interaction Matters
Jeremy Ho is this week's guest writer. Jeremy is a committed and skilled L&OD professional, husband, son and father. He brings a wealth...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 31, 20212 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


Why is Friday 13th unlucky?
There are many ideas about why this is so, here's what I found when I did a little digging. Friday it is said is when Eve gave Adam the...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 13, 20211 min read


"We don’t know what we don’t know"
My second guest blogger is Andrew Parker, an Australian born, internationally experienced and now Singapore based leadership, executive...

Andrew J Calvert
Aug 12, 20211 min read


A new world of work and LinkedIn
The pandemic has given us so much change and not just the blurring of how, where and when we work. It has redefined business attire...

Andrew J Calvert
Jul 29, 20211 min read


How do you celebrate...
At work? At home? With friends? With family? With colleagues? With customers? How often do you celebrate? What do you celebrate?

Andrew J Calvert
Jul 20, 20211 min read


The optimization of (just about) everything
It's everywhere. "How to Network like a pro", "Grow your followers by 15,000 overnight", "Hack your creativity", "Optimize your diet",...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 29, 20212 min read


Don't judge a book by it's cover
Spotted this in London and found the picture recently And loved it all over again. None of the usual distractions: recommendations (of...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 15, 20211 min read


Anger
I saw this in a London gallery a few years ago and came across the photo last week. What an excellent reminder. Next time you see someone...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 10, 20211 min read


A Personal Milestone / A Labor of Love
When I began to coach my team members many years ago I really had no idea what I was letting myself in for. Each conversation, each...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 8, 20211 min read


Desire Paths
According to Merriam Webster, Desire paths are the unplanned routes or paths (such as one worn into a grassy surface by repeated foot...

Andrew J Calvert
Jun 4, 20211 min read


Digital Foundations
My employer invited me to a group project: a cross functional and cross business unit experiment to experience a Digital Foundations...

Andrew J Calvert
May 31, 20211 min read


World No Tobacco Day
An off the wall quote from Salvador Dali “Since I don't smoke, I decided to grow a mustache—it is better for the health. However, I...

Andrew J Calvert
May 31, 20211 min read


Happy Conception, Amnesty International
On this day in 1961 the British newspaper The London Observer published British lawyer Peter Benenson’s article “The Forgotten Prisoners”...

Andrew J Calvert
May 28, 20211 min read
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