by Mark C. Crowley | Oct 14, 2013 | Current Affairs, Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Wisdom From Other Authors
“No problem can be solved until it is reduced to some simple form. The changing of a vague difficulty into a specific, concrete form is a very essential element in thinking.” –J. P. Morgan In the early part of this past summer, Gallup released its “State of the...
by Mark C. Crowley | Oct 28, 2012 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons
“Everyone has been made for some particular work and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” Rumi, 13th Century When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break...
by Mark C. Crowley | Jul 15, 2012 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons, Wisdom From Other Authors
“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Can you remember the last time a friend, colleague or a boss gave you an encouraging word – some intentionally...
by Mark C. Crowley | Apr 23, 2012 | Wisdom From Other Authors
“For it is in giving that we receive.” St. Francis of Assisi Since my book was published last fall, a lot of people have done some incredibly kind and thoughtful things to help me. What’s intriguing about this support is...
by Mark C. Crowley | Feb 16, 2012 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons
Early in my career, I was asked to conduct a pilot. A consultant recommended that my bank experiment with outbound telemarketing and I was selected to lead the effort. Neither the bank nor I had any experience in selling bank products by phone and management was...