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Andrew J Calvert
Jan 23, 20220 min read
Share the why behind decisions
As we unpack the leadership behaviors Deci and Ryan identified in their research on Self Determination Theory that help intrinsically...
Andrew J Calvert
Jan 20, 20221 min read
Are you on or off the bus?
I love a good metaphor and one I hear a great deal when change and transformation are being discussed is, "Are you on the bus, or off the...
Andrew J Calvert
Jan 18, 20221 min read
Andrew J Calvert
Jan 16, 20220 min read
Asking for opinions and perspectives
Our examination of the leadership behaviours that underpin employee motivation (stemming from the work of Deci and Ryan on Self...
Andrew J Calvert
Jan 13, 20222 min read
How much is enough?
In the age of consumption, too much is never enough. We are bombarded with messages exhorting us to get more, be more, buy more, use...
Andrew J Calvert
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Andrew J Calvert
Jan 9, 20220 min read
Allowing participation in decision making
As we dig deeper into employee motivation, this post we explore Allowing participation in decision making. Not making the decision, but...
Andrew J Calvert
Jan 6, 20222 min read
What’s your story?
Where you were born, where you grew up, the jobs your parents did; what you did at school, who you hung out with and how you got "here"...
Andrew J Calvert
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Andrew J Calvert
Jan 2, 20220 min read
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 31, 20210 min read
New year, New you?
Looking for a resolution you can make and keep? A best practice for new habit formation is to start small and do something simple daily...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 30, 20212 min read
The Awe Walk
I read this article from HBR on taking an Awe Walk, as HBR put it, " a 20-minute break to wander, be curious, and observe the beauty...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 28, 20211 min read
The story of the trowel
The humble trowel can can be forged in the heat of the furnace. Given strength by a shape suited to it's task and a coat of paint to...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 23, 20211 min read
The power of a (sincere) compliment
Recent research in neuroscience has shown that receiving sincere praise activates the same areas in our brain that are activated when we...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Showing genuine interest in each employee
This post in my ongoing series examining employee motivation and leadership behaviours (based on the work of Deci and Ryan) takes us...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 16, 20212 min read
23 Things to do without your phone
Our phones are amazing things that can do so much in such a compact form factor. They can also distract us and take an inordinate amount...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Reaching capacity
You are good at what you do. You are capable, you can focus, you can get results. You can hold it together. But like the bin bag above,...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 12, 20211 min read
Sharing facts, data and knowledge
Continuing my series on Self Determination Theory and breaking it down further by exploring the fifteen behaviors researchers Deci and...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 9, 20212 min read
Smelly Fish Topic
I was on a call with a client talking about an upcoming conference and she mentioned the topic - employee retention was this months'...
Andrew J Calvert
Dec 7, 20211 min read
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