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 | Dec 11, 2011 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons
Each week in these posts, I present examples of how leading from the heart has the effect of inspiring extraordinary engagement and productivity. It’s my fundamental belief, of course, that leadership fails when it’s over-influenced by the mind and the heart is not...
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 | Oct 12, 2011 | Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons
I’d like for you to think back on all the bosses you’ve had in your life and identify which one of them was the best ever. Once you have that person in mind, take a look at these two lists of attributes and see if one isn’t more descriptive: Leader A Inspiring...
by Mark C. Crowley | Oct 5, 2011 | Current Affairs, Heart Leadership In Practice, Leadership, Life Lessons, Wisdom From Other Authors
I had coffee with an old friend this week and, by the end of our conversation, I had the content for this week’s post. My friend, Kelsey, was a human resources manager when I first met her 30 years ago. Sitting across from her in her office one afternoon, I endured...