by Mark C. Crowley | Jan 23, 2012 | Current Affairs, Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Wisdom From Other Authors
After watching the Golden Globes on TV last Sunday, I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it. Apparently, my subconscious believed the show should be the subject of a blog post and found a way of jostling me into alertness. Always one to listen to my...
by Mark C. Crowley | Jan 15, 2012 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons
Here’s a quick story my son, Ryan, once told me about how our words and gestures can have a really destructive or constructive effect on the people we lead. As a young manager of a high-end art gallery following college, Ryan found himself way behind schedule in...
by Mark C. Crowley | Jan 11, 2012 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Wisdom From Other Authors
I may have been one of the last leaders in America to have this particular insight, but it finally dawned on me that a lot of the people on my team were working extremely hard – and achieving remarkable things – all in expectation of later receiving recognition. My...
by Mark C. Crowley | Jan 2, 2012 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” ~ Plato Leaders beware: the first week of January is a tough time for a lot of people at work. Your employees are returning to their jobs with fond memories of vacations and holiday celebrations...
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...
