Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 10, 2013

My weekly article ‘catch-up’ included several on corporate culture and leadership that were all just common sense and the Golden Rule. So, Why do we have to elevate basic decency in how we treat one another to great rules for leadership? Where was I when these fundamentals of human kindness became leadership virtues?

Human Capital 141

Human Capital Constraint Media Banking 141

Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 26, 2014

” Staying closely attuned to his audience’s changing interests is a crucial element in Springsteen’s repertoire of leadership skills. In 1991 he founded both the Wharton Leadership Program – initiating the required MBA and Undergraduate leadership courses – and the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project.

Learning-by-Doing 129

Learning-by-Doing Audience Open-book Innovation 129

Mills Scofield

MARCH 18, 2019

The current revelation of college admissions scandals and the plethora of recent articles on student’s anxiety and pressure over academic & social success reinforce what so many of us know and see every day. You can and should hold me personally accountable.

Mentor 91

Mentor Banking Stress Consultative 91

Mills Scofield

JUNE 9, 2014

Mali Health Given the great comments on last week’s post and a Huffington Post article on the subject by Matt Murrie , I thought a follow-up was in order. The comments centered on two themes: Investment funding’s acceptance of “Social” as a viable type of business. Business Modeling – social vs. regular.

ROI 132

ROI Business Model Venture Capitalist Early Adopters 132

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

I can''t put into words my respect, admiration and thankfulness for Matt, his leadership, elegance, eloquence, professionalism and humility. In 2011, Phillip Carter wrote an article in the Washington Post , entitled “For Veterans, is ‘Thank You for Your Service’ Enough?”

Emotional Intelligence 150

Emotional Intelligence Participative Letter Short-term 150

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Bosses in any culture hold a degree of power and can encourage interactions that are artificial or soul-sucking (One NYT Sunday Review article just cited the fact that in a typical day, spending time with one’s boss is the #1 unhappiest activity one can perform). For me, this is a positive development.

NGO 175

NGO Short-term Delegation Finance 175

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The Harvard Business Review even ran an article “ Rudeness at Work: What’s Your Story ?” I see behavior that wasn’t tolerated in ‘my day’ and I’d never tolerate …from my kids let alone colleagues, including the C-suite. ” What the heck is going on?

Short-term 170

Short-term Long-term Morale Politics 170

Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2014

Technology does not do much in a complex interaction (per McKinsey´s articles on interaction). Personal leadership and character become more important. Culture Effectiveness Efficiency Energy Efficiency Impact Innovation Leadership Trust Vulnerability' Trusting is efficient and effective.

Efficiency 132

Efficiency Energy Senge Resources 132

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 5, 2014

By applying similar internet-scraping of competitor websites, articles, patent filings, job postings, and more, they were able to get a picture of what their competition was offering and what they were developing. Big Data Innovation Leadership Pattern Recognition Produce Development Product Intelligence Signals Strategy Weak Signals'

Stage-Gate 128

Stage-Gate Productivity Products Innovation 128

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Just goes to show what great leadership can do! It began when I came across an article about two years ago by a well known person in the world of corporate giving, Carol Cone. Last month, we learned about Geneca's journey into creating a culture of innovation within the company. A New Direction for Corporate Giving.

Ryan 130

Ryan PR Project B2B 130

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 17, 2013

A recent article in The Wall Street Journal (“ Why Charity Hasn’t Done Much for Haiti ”) argues that non-profits disrupt market economics because freely distributed resources reduce pressures on politicians to enact needed reforms.

Long-term 174

Long-term Goal Learning-by-Doing Review 174

Mills Scofield

JUNE 10, 2013

” I reassured her and, upon talking to a friend who works for a women’s rights group in Cairo, found out that Emily dancing outside a temple the brutality article was published in the New York Times. Arab Spring Brown University Culture Egypt Hip Hop Impact Leadership Revolution Social Enterprise Virtues-Values'

Media 177

Media Politics Learning-by-Doing Class 177

Mills Scofield

AUGUST 13, 2012

After some tweet and email discussions with Anne Marie Slaughter and Cali Williams Yost about Anne Marie’s article on The Atlantic , and the uproar about Marissa Mayer becoming Yahoo’s CEO while she is pregnant, I decided to weigh in.

Mentor 142

Mentor Agility Innovation Travel 142

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

We pride ourselves on having “an article for everyone” Comprised of students from Brown, University of Chicago, Columbia, NYU and MIT and is expanding to other schools. IFJ is a rapidly expanding student-run publication that seeks to educate the undergraduate community about topics in finance, economics, business and technology.

Finance 131

Finance Incentives Education Pharmaceuticals 131