Mills Scofield

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What Works Better - Obedience or Commitment?

Mills Scofield

But what’s the best way to achieve that goal — control or empowerment? In other words, what works better, obedience or commitment? Some folks think it doesn’t matter what management style you use as long as you achieve your goals. That may ring true if being obedient is the same as being committed. Control is an illusion.

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Are Non-Profits Doomed to Fail in Haiti?

Mills Scofield

With the 3rd anniversary of Haiti's Earthquake upon us, I asked Kona Shen , Founder and Director of GOALS Haiti , for her perspective. I began volunteering in Haiti in 2007, and moved to Léogane in 2010 to begin my work with GOALS. Kona has a long-standing passio n for Haiti and has lived there for the past 3 years.

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15 Hours: A Common Sense Action Blueprint for Congress

Mills Scofield

And we honor that disagreement as a necessary part of a responsibly partisan process. We tried to live the example that we wished Congress followed: we had made a commitment to ourselves, to each other, and to our chapters to craft an agenda by working together across difference. The setting? A single conference room.

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