Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

Square peg, round hole. Not a fit. Round peg, round hole. A fit. Yet nothing stands out. If the fit is really good, the round peg blends right in with the rest of the surface. How do you fit in and yet be known for something? This is a dilemma...

“Your reputation precedes you.”  Is this a compliment or a condemnation?  You are known for something.  Or are you? Reputation is a matter of perception.  You view yourself as a team player that contributes specialized knowledge and experience to the project.  The other ten people in the room also view...

So you’ve gone and done it. You pushed off from the safe harbor and have ventured into the vast sea of “something new.” You prepared by charting a course yet along the way tides, headwinds and storms have blown you off course. With only the sea on the vast horizon...

“Can’t never could” and other well-known encourager statements exist to remind us that we are more powerful than we imagine. When we lose that bit of edge, “can’t never could” tells us that yes indeed, I can! Powerful in the moment, you are going to need much more than an...

If I just had the chance to…  If only there was an opportunity to… There likely isn’t one of us who hasn’t uttered those words.  When we are feeling hemmed in and the future looks bleak, we wish for the opportunity to…  do something different move up in the organization...

In this time of resolutions and promises made, I want to ask you a different question. How will you challenge yourself this year? Answer that question and you can answer this next one: What makes this challenge worthy of effort? Is it the lure of the pay-off? Why would you...