Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

The town, “Tehachapi, CA,” was familiar—as it was the town my family and I adopted when we were assigned to Edwards AFB in 2011. As a soldier deployed for my ninth time since the events of September 11, 2001 I’ve seen firsthand the amazing impact something as simple as a letter can have on the human spirit.

Emotional Intelligence 150

Emotional Intelligence Participative Letter Short-term 150

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I recently received a letter from the IRS alerting me that it had made changes to my 2011 tax calculation. Sure, I could probably contribute to economic growth more directly, by buying a better car (if they actually now make a better car than my 2001 Ford Windstar) and a bigger TV. Internal Revenue Service that made the mistake?

Christensen 9

Christensen Ethics Letter Finance 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2013

For instance, Apple filed applications for the original iPhone only four days before it was announced in 2007; for the original iPod in 2001, the filing was one day before release. That same day, Apple sent a letter to the website asking for its property back and filed a design patent application with the U.S.

Magazine 8

Magazine Engineering Productivity Products 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

After that the Bush administration and a Republican-majority Congress decided in 2001 to effectively set paygo aside. In 2010, Congress voted to extend the 2001 cuts for two years. And there's the Budget Control Act of 2011. Plus, it turned out there was a recession in the works. So now, in 2013, they're all due to expire.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Bond Committee Commitment 8