Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

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...

Every single one of us is talented.  Natural talent exists in us from the moment we are born.  For some, talents present early and for others talents lie latent awaiting an experience that demonstrates their existence.  Either way, the existence of talent does not mean we are or will use...

Early on in my blogs I shared this story… Usache (my horse) and I began showing competitively in early 2008.  For the first few shows we (okay, me) were thrilled just to be there.  After our third outing came the wake-up call.  We had an okay showing but it was...

Curious to know more about the book that ranked #2 on the Wall Street Journal best seller list behind StrengthsFinder 2.0, I downloaded The Energy Bus on Audible.  Less than a week later I was ordering multiple hardback copies as holiday gifts.  What inspired and excited me about this book...

“Begin with the end in mind” is a well-known Stephen Covey quote you want to keep in mind when hiring a coach. Does that surprise you, coming from a coach?  How will you know when it is time to move forward from a coaching relationship?  How long is a coaching...