Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

This series of messages started in late February with True to You.  In that message, I shared that many of us have not yet figured out who we are and our contribution to the world.  Instead our head is full of “what other people think”.  As you explore being True...

The informational interviews were some of the most important work that I did in exploring career options in Tokyo.  It wasn’t just the volume of notes that I took, or the things that family and friends shared.  It was me, learning about me, practicing and trying on new roles, verbalizing...

Last week I wrote about informational interviews of two kinds:  (1) with professionals whom you admire and respect for their career endeavors and (2) with people close to you about what you do exceptionally well.  For a variety of reasons, people tend to dismiss the importance of each of these...

There are several factors to consider in hiring a coach; however, there are two that take precedence:  education and experience. Just as you would hire any other professional, it pays to look for training and professional credentials.  Coaching is a profession that has no licensing or certification requirements.  That means...

Did you think I would just leave you out there alone with a few books and your thoughts to discover the True You?  Most certainly this is not a solo endeavor. If you choose to use a book as a guide through this process, you will find that it prompts...

Why is it so challenging to discover the True You?  We live with ourselves every day and no one could possibly know us better.  Who else hears those voices in our head or feels those reactions in our gut or heart? This closeness or intimacy we have with ourselves is...