Mills Scofield

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Where's Your Purple Crayon?

Mills Scofield

In thinking about next week''s Creative Mind Lecture , designing our careers and paths and companies, I remember a classic archetype ~ Harold and the Purple Crayon! Career Paths Creative Mind Culture Design Education Innovation Leadership Management career' So, Where is your purple crayon? And what are you doing with it?

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What’s Your Leadership Narrative?

Mills Scofield

As I mentioned in my review, this is a Must Read book for anyone at any stage in their career. If you want your message to get out intact – whether it’s about who you are as a leader, or the vision you have for your company – you need take a step too few executives bother to do: create your leadership narrative.

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How to “Manage” A Blue Lobster

Mills Scofield

Perhaps this was not the best initial career move. He never yelled at me again (though he did keep yelling at the rest of the team), and became one of three manager-mentors that shaped my career at Bell Labs and AT&T — and taught me to manage others and myself. But about 30 minutes later, he walked into my office and apologized.

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Communication Is Not A Fairy-Tale

Mills Scofield

" Once upon a time, NYFM (Not-Your-Father’s-Manufacturer), a very old, established company, decided they needed to drastically change in order to grow and be around many more decades. So, they created a highly disruptive ‘bet-your-career’ strategic plan. And they lived happily ever after." Believe that?

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Digital TMI: The Killer of Your Second First Impression

Mills Scofield

This is a guest post by Mark Babbitt, who I just spent 3 days with at #BIF10 , who also founded YouTern , one of THE best sites for career info. In the long run, however, recruiters are ultimately looking for someone who not only meets minimum qualifications – but is also a fit for the company culture. Read, enjoy and apply!!!!

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How to “Manage” A Blue Lobster

Mills Scofield

Perhaps this was not the best initial career move. He never yelled at me again (though he did keep yelling at the rest of the team), and became one of three manager-mentors that shaped my career at Bell Labs and AT&T — and taught me to manage others and myself. But about 30 minutes later, he walked into my office and apologized.

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Create Your Own Luck

Mills Scofield

I met Samir when he was in the 2nd cohort of the IE-Brown E-MBA while simultaneously investing and starting companies all over the world, including Chile, because, doesn''t everyone? This applies to companies too. He began his career as a Macroeconomist for the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Meet Samir Rath (bio below).

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