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Setting an Intention versus setting goals
Inspired by the dynamic duo of Michael Bungay Stanier and Jason Fox, I set my intention for 2022 around the end of December 2021. Oh I...

Andrew J Calvert
Dec 27, 20221 min read


#thoughtfortheweek
For those in the Northern hemisphere... (Southies I'll repost in June)

Andrew J Calvert
Dec 26, 20221 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...

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Dec 22, 20221 min read



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Dec 18, 20220 min read


22 lessons from '22
So the third year of the decade is almost over and I want to pause and share some of the lessons / insights I've had in that time Take a...

Andrew J Calvert
Dec 15, 20223 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...

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Dec 13, 20221 min read



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Dec 12, 20220 min read


Is coaching still relevant?
At a recent event I hosted a panel discussion on Coaching across Cultures (if you weren't there, you missed a great session) and was...

Andrew J Calvert
Dec 8, 20222 min read


The Game Day Tape
Every Monday professional sports teams gather around monitors and review the recording of the game they just played. They ask questions...

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Dec 6, 20221 min read



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Dec 5, 20220 min read


What are you doing when you're the version of yourself you like best?
One of the pleasures of an event with other coaches is the wide variety of origin stories. Each one unique, each one a signpost as to how...

Andrew J Calvert
Dec 1, 20222 min read


Let's talk Compensation
With a new year, come new targets, stretch goals and a review of compensation. As with everything in leadership in this current normal,...

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Nov 29, 20222 min read



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Nov 28, 20220 min read


Which one are you?
I scroll through my LinkedIn feed again (it's a twice or thrice daily thing) and there they are self promoters motivators those who...

Andrew J Calvert
Nov 24, 20221 min read


Gratitude
A few months ago, I started to take a few minutes on a Friday evening (right after my 1:1 with my manager) to write "five things I am...

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Nov 22, 20221 min read



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Nov 21, 20220 min read



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Nov 21, 20220 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
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