by Mark C. Crowley | Nov 30, 2011 | Current Affairs, Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons, Wisdom From Other Authors
One day just a few weeks ago, I woke up thinking about Jim Rohn, a person I heard speak at a company conference in 1987. That Mr. Rohn popped into my consciousness just as I was waking wasn’t entirely surprising to me. Information he shared in his presentation nearly...
by Mark C. Crowley | Nov 23, 2011 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership
During the time I was writing Lead From The Heart, I was invited to play in a charity golf tournament with some of my former work colleagues. Our pairings were pre-assigned and I ended up riding in a golf cart with Jed – an often prickly fellow who once worked for me....
by Mark C. Crowley | Nov 16, 2011 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Wisdom From Other Authors
We learned not long ago that a dear family friend, Rachel, had taken her own life. The news, as you might imagine, was immediately shocking and devastating to all who knew and loved her – a married woman who’d devoted much of her life to raising her son and daughter...
by Mark C. Crowley | Nov 9, 2011 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons, Wisdom From Other Authors
During the eulogy he gave for his father, Senator Ted Kennedy, Teddy Kennedy, Jr. recalled a day shortly after losing a leg to cancer when his dad invited him to go sledding on their steep, snow-covered driveway. Following his first reluctant ride down the...
by Mark C. Crowley | Nov 3, 2011 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons, Wisdom From Other Authors
I tend to have a metaphysical attitude about the books I read – I believe they’re put in front of me just when I need their specific information in my life. Whether you agree or disagree that the universe conspires to help you this way, I recently came across a book...