by Mark C. Crowley | Feb 27, 2012 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Wisdom From Other Authors
“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” American inventor, Charles F. Kettering Occasionally when I’m writing my blog posts, I feel compelled to re-state what may not always be obvious: the idea of Leading From The Heart is...
by Mark C. Crowley | Feb 20, 2012 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons, Wisdom From Other Authors
A leadership development consultant my company hired several years back had an interesting theory. It was her contention that people who hold similar or identical positions tend to be the best judges of our strengths and weaknesses. She explained that as humans, we’re...
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...
by Mark C. Crowley | Feb 13, 2012 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons
My father set an insane example for how to effectively respond to problems in life. For starters, he had no scale. Every setback, minor or major, instantly upended him. He became visibly and vocally upset whenever he hit a bad golf shot, needed a pair of pliers and...
by Mark C. Crowley | Feb 9, 2012 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Wisdom From Other Authors
“Touch seems to be as essential as sunshine.” Author, Diane Ackerman If I died tomorrow and could leave society my most valuable insight into 21st Century leadership effectiveness it would have to be this: Always remember the people you manage are...