Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

You knew this was coming.  The week couldn’t get by without a reference to the Super Bowl.  What a contest and a display of excellence in action.  The game was truly a battle between two great teams.  Much hype, and even controversy this year, proceeds this annual show-down and the...

If feel good, niceties and political correctness are important to you, then read no further. Gene Simmons’ book Me, Inc. (yes, that Gene Simmons of KISS) will offend your delicate sensibilities.  If instead you are interested in a “tell it like it is, it ain’t all necessarily nice, but here’s...

Gray skies, rainy days and cold weather can truly put a damper on our resolve to do things differently.  Trapped inside and perhaps slightly depressed due to a lack of sunshine, we find our enthusiasm waning for doing things differently.  This is week three for New Year’s resolutions and often...

Getting outside of our usual mode of operating can yield additional insights or reinforce things we already know. Driving to the airport multiple times or baking Christmas cookies are two examples that hit home for me over the holidays. For the past several years, I have baked treats of some...

Multiple trips to the airport over the holidays yielded some additional insight into a popular topic this time of year, goal-setting. Follow me on this one…you’ll see the connection in a minute. Cruising along Houston’s crowded freeways I had several occasions to witness drivers attempting to merge into fast moving...

Thinking you might be looking for a good read over the holidays or need some last minute gift ideas, I’ve pulled together a list of Top Ten Best Books. Regular readers of this blog will recognize some familiar titles. The insight in these books is timeless and timely! There are...