Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

Mark your calendars.  March 20th is the “International Day of Happiness” as proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly starting in 2012.  Do we need a designated day to be joyful?  Apparently so. We are blessed and many of us benefit from living in a country with an abundance of...

Spring Break is coming up and for many that may mean the opportunity for a road trip.  A road trip on its own is great fun, a chance to see the landscape and get a feel for just where you are on this great earth.  But there is something special...

In dressage we use a phrase “on the aids” to describe when we have the horse’s full attention and he is listening to us.  You might think that’s a constant with a rider on the back.  Have you ever ridden on one of those vacation trail rides?  The kind where...

My first read of The Happiness Advantage was in 2012, around the same time I came across the book StrengthsFinder 2.0 and its related strengths assessment.  I am not sure which spawned which but the two are more closely related than I knew at the time as both have roots...

Focusing on strengths brings out the best in ourselves and in others.  A few statistics* demonstrate the value of focusing on what is right with people. People who learn to use their strengths every day have 7.8% greater productivity. Teams who focus on strengths every day have 12.5% greater productivity....

What creates the circumstances where a person consistently provides near-perfect performance?  Consider an athlete, a speaker, a business leader or a nurse.  Is it luck, circumstances, natural talent or a combination of these?  Fortunately, we now have scientific research that provides us with roadmaps or ways to increase our performance...