Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

What would your life look like if you took control of it?  Imagine your perfect day at work and sketch it on a piece of paper.  How would the day start and how would it be structured?  Would there be specific times for meetings and other times for executing?  Where...

As big as the concept of time is, there are just as many underlying issues, remedies and strategies to help you control it.  Instead of the continual ticking of the clock, what if we approached our days with the idea of rhythm? A piece of music has harmony and melody...

Something has come back onto my radar screen that I haven’t addressed in some time.  Perhaps it is because I put it out there.  Perhaps it is a shift in our environment that has brought it back to the forefront.  The issue is time management. In a recent presentation, I...

The question, ‘Is it nature or nurture?’ often comes up in the workshops I lead and in one-on-one coaching with clients.  Once someone has identified their natural talents and can see the role they have played in their life, they become more and more curious.  How much of what I...

GRIT is written by Angela Duckworth, a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and a professor with degrees in neurobiology, neuroscience and a PhD in psychology.  This lady has studied our brains and how they function.   In GRIT she addresses the keys to human performance uncovered through decades of research and brought to...

The most valuable asset of any organization is not reflected on the balance sheet.  It is not fully insurable and at times can be hard to replace. This asset can also represent one of the biggest risks to a firm.  It can result in lost revenue and clients and increased...