Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

In my work with clients, one of the most common topics we address is what I will call, for now, time management. This follows on the theme from last week’s message regarding the true definition of work. I closed last week’s message by stating that it is up to each...

Last week’s message brought forth the topic of being versus doing. While we get a certain level of satisfaction from doing, it will not address the frustration we may feel at the end of a day, week or year (years!) of not truly moving forward. We may not recognize this...

Last week I wrote about creating opportunity. It is challenging to create or even recognize opportunity when our minds and lives are crowded with so many things. How challenging was it for you to make 20 minutes of “white space”? Our 24/7, always-on world has conditioned us to believe that...

Do you think the outcome described in last week’s newsletter is fiction? Yes, I did make that one up. However, a few weeks back, I mentioned that I was going to track my “white space” and what came out of it. Here is a partial listing: Organized a dinner party for a group of...

A couple of weeks ago, I asked you to say “yes” to creating space on your calendar.  It was to be a 20 minute appointment on your calendar with nothing filling in the blank for what you are going to do.  I encouraged you to leave your office, go for a...

Last week I wrote about creating space.  Let me tell you, I have quite a bit of it right now. To visit my horse on the weekend is a 1 hour 40 minute drive, one way.  Occasionally, a friend will travel with me, but most times, it is just me and...