Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

We admire them from afar and close-up, wondering how they have mastered this ability.  Calmly and powerfully their influence touches us and so many others. Yet this influence is not controlling, dominating or belittling.  It is refreshing, inspiring, and uplifting.  And we wonder how did they become so great?  What...

Have you ever had one of those dreams (nightmares!) where you show up for class only to discover there is a test that day that you either did not know about or completely forgot?  Fear and panic set in as you realize you are far from prepared.  What you need...

The final key to mastery from George Leonard’s book Mastery is The Edge.  Thus far we have reviewed the following: Instruction – the coach and other forms, reading, video, etc. Practice – the verb and the noun Surrender – to the instruction and demands of the discipline and of your...

Continuing with George Leonard’s book Mastery, the fourth key is intentionality.  In the book, Mr. Leonard defines intentionality with words such as character, willpower, attitude, imaging, the mental game.  He goes on to describe the power of visualization in performance with many examples coming from the world of sports. If...

We continue to work through the 5 Keys of Mastery.  Last week was about Practice and it involves more than you think.  So what role does Surrender play in Mastery?  Waving white flags or your dog’ s underbelly is not what is being referenced here, rather it is to yield...

As we progress along this review of the Five Keys to Mastery from George Leonard’s book Mastery, we transition from instruction to practice.  In its simplest definition, practice is the verb that captures the act of performing the instruction received over and over again.  Practice has a deeper meaning as...