Mark C. Crowley

Instead of worrying that humanities degrees don’t prepare students for jobs in today’s world [product managers finance consultants startups], we should worry that we’ve created a world with such little value for literature, art, philosophy—anything that expresses the human soul

One of the most important lessons I learned as a leader came from a top-performing manager named Glenda. She didn’t ask for a promotion or more money. She asked for a deeper contribution. She wanted her work to matter more. That experience shaped my understanding of leadership—and it’s part of my new and 50th Fast Company column. #Leadership #FutureOfWork #MentalHealth #Education #HR #SHRM buff.ly/g2uvFqf

Widespread disconnection is quietly driving #mentalhealth struggles, #burnout, and disengaged workplaces everywhere. BYU PsychologyNeuroscience professor, Julianne Holt-Lunstad — lead scientific editor of the U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on loneliness & #WellBeing— delivers the hard data from her landmark 25-year Social Connection in America survey. On my new podcast, she explains how by fostering #belonging & #connection, leaders can help their people, their teams and themselves flourish. Plz don't miss! #Leadership #Management #Business buff.ly/lHelHZn

Lacking strong social connections carries health risks comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad (lead scientist on the U.S. Surgeon General’s loneliness advisory) joins me my podcast. She shares sobering early findings from her 25-year Social Connection in America study and gives leaders practical ways to foster #connection and reduce #burnout. Essential listening for anyone who cares about team #WellBeing! #FutureOfWork #CHRO #CSuite #MentalHealth buff.ly/lHelHZn

“Strong relationships and a true sense of #belonging are not nice-to-haves — they're foundational to health, well-being, and team performance.” — Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad She led the science behind the Surgeon General’s Advisory on loneliness and is now directing the landmark Social Connection in America 25-year study. She's my new podcast guest & shares remarkable insight into #WellBeing -- yours and your team's! Don't miss! #Leadership #HR #SHRM #EmployeeWellBeing buff.ly/lHelHZn

Excited to be speaking to the partners of one of America's largest law firms today. Think about that. A law firm that is embracing the #LeadFromTheHeart and The Power of Employee #WellBeing #leadership philosophy. Progress IS being made! #SHRM #HR #FutureOfWork

How quickly is #AI progressing? Google says 75% of all new software code it produces is generated by AI. Human engineers review and approve it. 6 months ago, just 25% of Google's code was AI created. #FutureOfWork #Leadership #Work Technology

Watched a cable news channel's experts debate what the top voter issues will be come the November US elections. The economy and affordability was the consensus answer. If I were running for Congress or Senate, I'd be focused on AI in the workplace. If companies optimize only for efficiency and profit (trend so far) while abandoning workers, millions could lose not just jobs, but their economic viability. We need leaders who will lean into values -- people over machines -- before it becomes too late. #Leadership #Government #Business #FutureOfWork #HR #SHRM

Why are #burnout and #MentalHealth struggles skyrocketing? On my new podcast, Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad argues that a big missing piece is the erosion of real human #connection, including at #work. She shares early findings from her groundbreaking 25-year "Social Connection in America" study and explains why leaders must foster #belonging as a core daily practice. For your #WellBeing & your teams', please don't miss! buff.ly/lHelHZn

@Ashkejriwal People need jobs/incomes, so some always will. Top talent will indeed have options.

@MarkCCrowley Highly sceptical about this.... Ai is the driving force behind layoffs, and it will keep the trend growing until another one is said goodbye to. It's a cold battle for security. And would one come back into this game?

When all is said and done, CEOs will arrive at the same conclusion: AI is only a tool, and it's their people who will drive their business. #Leadership #HR #FutureOfWork #AI

@stephenbklein 🎯

@MarkCCrowley At end of the day

You can’t separate business performance from human #wellbeing. They’re not competing priorities. One is the input. The other is the outcome. Leaders who still treat them as trade-offs are managing a system they don’t fully comprehend. #Leadership #HR #SHRM

Most organizations treat #wellbeing like a side initiative— programs, apps, awareness months. But the real drivers of wellbeing are structural: workload, autonomy, manager support, psychological/emotional safety. Until Orgs fully commit and go all in, nothing meaningful will change. #Leadership #LeadFromTheHeart #HR

The biggest and most dangerous myth in business: “If people are struggling, they’ll just push through.” They do. Until they can’t. #MentalHealth #Leadership #WellBeing #HR

Work isn’t just burning people out—it’s shortening lives. A new tally shows 840,000 deaths last year linked directly to workplace stress. Interestingly, most deaths are #heart related. Strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular disease make up vast majority. #LeadFromTheHeart #WellBeing #Leadership

@tom_peters Quite an honor coming from you, Tom. Thank you. PS: Eight years in, I've built a great podcast audience and you were graciously one of my very first guests. It helped me! ;-)

@MarkCCrowley Just read it … Great Job‼️🤙⚡️👏🎺

According to Edelman’s Trust Barometer, only 21% of employees #trust their #CHRO to tell the truth about what's happening in the organization. Effectively, this means people don't trust the company itself. And without trust, you'll never have #engagement. #LeadFromTheHeart #HR

@kayakendall @tom_peters <3 Kay!

@tom_peters @MarkCCrowley I totally agree! So many great points in a succinctly written article.

@tom_peters Far more satisfying in the end, too. Not sure if you noticed this in your pre-ISOE career, but the higher I went up the ladder, the more self-focused and threatened leaders around me were. Rather than support and elevate, many did the opposite.

@MarkCCrowley Research says … forget “suck up for success.” Instead “suck down for success.”