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Echoes & Edges
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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



Andrew J Calvert
Sep 26, 20220 min read


A Leaders' Safety Briefing
When you get on an aircraft you will likely see a safety briefing. They might be in person, they might be humorous, they could be both....

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 22, 20221 min read


Changing Jobs
Whether you are retiring from work for good, switching roles within the same organization, fleeing a toxic culture or making a career...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 20, 20221 min read



Andrew J Calvert
Sep 18, 20220 min read


Walking up the down escalator
When you finish your full time education and get your first job, you realize how much you need to learn. When you get your first...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 15, 20221 min read


If you're waiting for a sign, this is it
We see them every day, some are informational, still others are aspirational, and many are inspirational. As you walk around wherever...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 13, 20221 min read



Andrew J Calvert
Sep 12, 20220 min read


Any Port in a storm?
On this day in 1756, the Douro Demarcated Region was created in Portugal by the prime minister Marquis de Pombal, making Douro Europe's...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 10, 20222 min read


How to survive the company off site
After the two years of lock downs and travel restrictions many of my connections have shared that they are a little rusty as things get...

Andrew J Calvert
Sep 8, 20222 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



Andrew J Calvert
Sep 4, 20220 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



Andrew J Calvert
Aug 29, 20220 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



Andrew J Calvert
Aug 21, 20220 min read


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
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