Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

If you caught last week’s message on how not to control your runaway business, you are likely wondering just how does one delegate to a horse? In dressage, a concept we are confronted with early on is how to move away from our hand-focused way of management and to develop...

Do you ever feel like your financial services practice is barreling out of control? Like a racehorse heading for an undetermined finish line and you are simply a passenger? If you have ever had the experience of being on a horse determined to win the race (don’t tell my mom...

A long-time veteran of the financial services industry, Dr. David L. Lawrence has provided a comprehensive overview of practice management in his recently published book, “The Efficient Practice.” In the book, Dave, as he prefers to be called, addresses the concept of practice management and the efficiencies that can be...

To celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary, my husband and I journeyed to Rockport, Texas to fish the saltwater bays. We don’t own a boat so we hired a guide to take us out for the day. Texas experienced a chilly winter by normal standards and even in early May, the...

Have you heard this one? That text tone that makes the sound of a whistle? The first time I heard it, I turned around. I was in a public space and truly thought someone needed my attention. A friend, a security guard; I didn’t know who — only that it...

In the recent webinar, “Top-Down and Bottom-Up: How to Get Your Life and Business Under Control” (download recording here), one of the first steps was to reduce clutter. This is important for several reasons: To have clear space in which to work and think To focus on the project, task...