Mills Scofield

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From the Best Bosses Ever: 4 Vital Early-Career Leadership Lessons

Mills Scofield

Can you make them real for your organization? Bosses Career Advice Culture Leadership career intern young professionals' SavvyIntern shares a post about the lessons I learned from best bosses I ever had (originally published in HBR ). Are these lessons familiar to you? Give it a try! Thank you YouTern for sharing this!

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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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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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Why the 40's & 50's ROCK!!!!

Mills Scofield

I'm honored, proud and very humbled to be part of this powerful group of 40 Women over 40 , organized for the 5th year in a row by Christina Vuleta and Whitney Johnson. I've blessed with great parents, education, and careers - and to whom much is given, much is joyously required.

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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. Culture Disruption Dorie Clark Networking Personal Brand Reinvention career' Please pay it forward and buy a copy for yourself and one to give away! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Listen to her podcasts or follow her on Twitter.

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5 Lessons from an Office on the Edge

Mills Scofield

Kris Ansin is the executive director of Mali Health Organizing Proje ct - an amazing company increasing access to primary maternal and child healthcare in Mali. It’s a troublesome and common trend in nonprofits but particularly in a small organization with a startup attitude. Both are great. To find success, we have to fail.

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Just because you can make an omelet, doesn’t mean you’re a restaurateur!

Mills Scofield

Quick, tell me your organization’s business model. Your organization, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, has a business model. Long before it became fashionable, Saul was leveraging the power of business models in his career. That’s why there are many inventive organizations, but few innovative ones.

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