Accelerated Growth Consulting

If you’re at all like me, chances are you have some favorite quotes that you return to over an over again to  pick you up and get your headed in the right direction. I remember, shortly after my board coup several years ago, the movie “Rocky Balboa” came out and in the middle of the [...]

I don’t know if you’ve read any of my posts on my new blog called Letters for My Daughters (where I’m writing a series of life lessons to pass on to them as they make their journey from home to life on their own), but I wrote one the other day on the title above [...]

If you were to make a list of the four most important words in your business or organization, what would they be? Would they be your core values (for ex. respect, responsibility, honesty and service)? Would they be a phrase (for ex. “Make it so, #1” in deference to Capt. Jean Luc Picard of Start [...]

I just finished leading a management training session for one of my clients on, “Execution: The Art and Science of Transforming Intention into Reality.” And the one section that probably had the most discussion for us as a group was my first point on realizing why good strategies, tactics and projects often fail in their [...]

Whenever Steve Jobs speaks, it’s usually worth listening. Love him or hate him, he’s always worth listening to–especially because he masterminded one of the most amazing comebacks of all time. Thirteen years ago when he returned to Apple they were just 90 days away from going bankrupt. And then, just last week, they surpassed Microsoft [...]

Now, before I explain the title of this post, let me give you some background. Unlike a lot of people, I’m not a home fix-it kind of guy. My father, who was a college professor, earned his way through college as a carpenter and is incredibly skilled in carpentry and home repair. My brother is [...]

While our natural tendency is to think, “Of course!” that’s not always true. In fact, Harvard Business Review recently ran an article on “How to Keep Your Top Talent,” that featured a number of rather fascinating statistics about high-potential employees. After studying 20,000 employees dubbed as “emerging stars” over six years in over 100 organizations [...]

Following up on my last post (and as promised), I created a video blog post to help you get your hands around this question of what makes a good or bad mission statement. Done correctly, a great mission statement can radically change a business or organization and propel it toward a great future. So, make [...]

A few months ago, after talking with a client, I decided to write a blog post on the differences between mission, vision, initiatives and goals–and it’s been one of the most read posts on my blog. In light of that, I decided to practice what I preach (find out what people want … and give [...]

As you know, every team has conflict. To find out one of the best ways to ensure that everyone on your team “fights fair” when conflict does arise, you’ll want to watch the following video clip. Note:If you have some conflict norms of your own–or comments about this video, please leave your thoughts and ideas [...]