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Fear Of Messing Up
FOMU is the business brother of FOMO (fear of missing out) When you don't want to mess up, you take fewer risks. Of course you don't say...
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 18, 20241 min read
#FortuneCookieFriday
Another gem from the fortune cookie and very Bruce Lee: be like water...
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 14, 20241 min read
(The Inner Scorecard) What's important to you?
A few months ago I saw Dr.Marshall Goldsmith at an event in Singapore. I took away so many ideas and insights - Dr. Goldsmith's mission...
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 13, 20241 min read
The best things I learned in training: Manager impact
In speaking with trainers from around the world many have observed a pattern in the participants in their sessions. Broadly there are...
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 12, 20242 min read
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
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 7, 20240 min read
We get out what we put in
A gentle reminder What have you put in this week? What are you putting in today?
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 6, 20241 min read
The best things I learned in training: Recognition
I've run dozens of courses webinars and other workshops on recognition and in all that time no one has ever said they get too much...
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 5, 20241 min read
Take a break
The benefits of taking a break are well documented and well proven Like me I'm sure you have used and enjoyed breaks in your own life -...
Andrew J Calvert
Jun 4, 20242 min read
#FortuneCookieFriday
Six months in to 2024 and the Fortune Cookie counsels perseverance #FortuneCookieFriday
Andrew J Calvert
May 31, 20241 min read
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
The best things I learned in training: Acknowledging
In a sales conversation it is important to let the client know you are listening and that you understand what they are saying. Both when...
Andrew J Calvert
May 29, 20241 min read
What is the purpose of art?
Who defines art? How do you define art? How do you use art? What in your life allows you to create art? When, if ever, is it appropriate...
Andrew J Calvert
May 28, 20241 min read
#FortuneCookieFriday
How might you enjoy the world around you this weekend? A park, a hike or a flower garden? The fortune cookie would like to see your...
Andrew J Calvert
May 24, 20241 min read
Always
There is always more work to be done You can come in earlier or stay later (or do both) there is still more to be done More planning,...
Andrew J Calvert
May 23, 20241 min read
The best things I learned in training:
On this Vesak Day allow me to share one of my favourite learnings... Many kinds of training fall outside of the corporate world. They...
Andrew J Calvert
May 22, 20241 min read
Fancy a cuppa?
For thousands of years people all over the world have enjoyed Tea... On National Tea Day join me for a cuppa? or try the Tea Meditation...
Andrew J Calvert
May 21, 20242 min read
International coaching week: Where to next?
If this week and the posts around coaching have inspired you here are some ideas for next steps If you're a manager and want to be more...
Andrew J Calvert
May 17, 20241 min read
Andrew J Calvert
May 17, 20240 min read
International Coaching Week
I use this quote with many of my coaching clients. They arrive having been laid off, or unhappy with the trajectory of their career;...
Andrew J Calvert
May 16, 20241 min read
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