Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

A friend is working on a new business idea and it is brilliant.  The enthusiasm in her voice and manner when we discuss this topic is amazing.  With her talent and track record of success, as a friend I might caution her from jumping too soon.  She might undermine her...

Act!  Act now!  Act on the information you’ve received.  Asking for feedback requires action, particularly when asked of employees.  Consider a few situations. If asking has determined that someone on the bus is not a fit, act now.  Moving quickly can preserve the culture and morale of the team.  It...

“You mean I need to say it again?”  Yes.  “Even though we just had our weekly meeting?”  Yes.  What is so important that I had a client repeat it again and again?  In this case, it was the company’s vision.  It could also be the mission statement or the firm’s...

Now that vision is out of your head and onto paper or its technological equivalent, what do you do with it?  That grand exercise you undertook has yielded fruit and your excitement is palpable.  Purpose and mission as well as action steps are the obvious next place to go.  But...

Waa-waa.  Waa waa-waa waa waa.  Sound familiar?  Perhaps like the teacher or the parents in the Charlie Brown features?  Or did you say your significant other?  Each one of us has surely thought this at one time or another when someone was speaking.  Is this what is being heard in...

Did you start your business with a fully formed vision of what you wanted it to be?  Most of us don’t.  Circumstances such as a loss of a job, relocation or dissatisfaction with a previous position cause us to just take action and launch.  Our focus is on “doing” our...