Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

Gray skies, rainy days and cold weather can truly put a damper on our resolve to do things differently.  Trapped inside and perhaps slightly depressed due to a lack of sunshine, we find our enthusiasm waning for doing things differently.  This is week three for New Year’s resolutions and often...

Getting outside of our usual mode of operating can yield additional insights or reinforce things we already know. Driving to the airport multiple times or baking Christmas cookies are two examples that hit home for me over the holidays. For the past several years, I have baked treats of some...

Multiple trips to the airport over the holidays yielded some additional insight into a popular topic this time of year, goal-setting. Follow me on this one…you’ll see the connection in a minute. Cruising along Houston’s crowded freeways I had several occasions to witness drivers attempting to merge into fast moving...

Thinking you might be looking for a good read over the holidays or need some last minute gift ideas, I’ve pulled together a list of Top Ten Best Books. Regular readers of this blog will recognize some familiar titles. The insight in these books is timeless and timely! There are...

A client and I were talking recently and this analogy came to mind as we brainstormed on moving the business forward. Remember when you were a kid and you went outside after it rained?  There were puddles everywhere!  As you explored, you discovered streams and creeks clogged with debris washed...

Here we are, in the midst of the holiday season now. How can you make the most of the endless stream of holiday parties? How can you keep your sanity and good humor, celebration after celebration? Participate in the merriment of the season and prepare yourself for a productive January...