by Mark C. Crowley | Jul 29, 2012 | Current Affairs, Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons, Wisdom From Other Authors
Stephen Covey made me really mad twenty years ago and it’s only recently that I’ve come to realize that he was right, I was wrong, and I owe him an apology. Covey, of course, passed away a few days ago, and so I clearly missed the opportunity to express my mea culpas...
by Mark C. Crowley | Jul 22, 2012 | Current Affairs, Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership
If I asked you to conjure up an image of an Army (or Navy, Marine Corp, etc.) Drill Sergeant, I’m almost certain what you conceived would match up pretty closely to the photograph on the right. For generations, Drill Sergeants have been characterized by the intensity...
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 | Jul 8, 2012 | Current Affairs, Wisdom From Other Authors
“Genius means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.” William James Fast Company Magazine recently published its annual list of the “100 Most Creative People In Business,” an assemblage of truly...
by Mark C. Crowley | Jul 1, 2012 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons, Wisdom From Other Authors
“If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” ...