Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

Barbara Stewart on What Leaders Are Navigating Beneath the Surface Recently, I had the opportunity to join Dennis Tardan as a guest on his podcast, Tardan Today. Dennis is a skilled interviewer and communication coach, and our conversation created space to explore what many leaders are experiencing right now but...

The invite said: “Join us for a cookie exchange.” I thought, Perfect. Time to try that peppermint sugar cookie recipe I saved. I felt confident. I’ve baked plenty of cookies before. But this recipe called for two sticks of butter, more than I’d ever used. The next day, I pulled...

Work with teams and individual clients is a confidential process. Rarely is there an occasion for a coach to share by demonstration how they do what they do.   What can be shared is a conversation on team coaching featured on this podcast hosted by Gary Nowak. In it, you will...

There is no “I” in team. But every individual in every team needs to have awareness of their “I” in order to be a strong and contributing team member. “I” in this case is knowing your strengths, weaknesses, preferences and your common stress responses as you work in a team....

Early in my career, I had no clue that at least one of my colleagues perceived me very differently than the warm, caring and friendly colleague I considered myself to be.  Out of the blue, and not part of a performance review, a colleague shared that I gave the impression...

The drop or churning in your stomach, the sweaty palms, the flushing of the face. Full-on signs that something or someone has just sent you on a path of worry, frustration, fear, or panic. While not always appreciated, our bodies send us instantaneous signals of our state of being. The...