Mills Scofield

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The Energy Efficiency of Trust & Vulnerability

Mills Scofield

When we don’t trust, we exert a lot of energy to keep up our guard, to continually assess and verify. This uses a lot of energy and time. When we trust, we re-allocate that energy and time to getting things done and making an impact. Being vulnerable is a way to preserve energy. CS : Knowing when to stop is key.

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Are You On a Salvage or Launch Mission?

Mills Scofield

Sunk Costs: money you spent that can’t be recovered… salvaged. This month, I’ve been working with a few companies struggling to walking away from sunk costs. Sunk costs are sunk. Put your energy, time and resources into opportunities for growth, into potential launch missions. So, guess what?

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Are You On Salvage or Launch Mission?

Mills Scofield

Sunk Costs: money you spent that can’t be recovered… salvaged. This month, I’ve been working with a few companies struggling to walking away from sunk costs. Sunk costs are sunk. Put your energy, time and resources into opportunities for growth, into potential launch missions. So, guess what?

Finance 70
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Are You On a Salvage or Launch Mission?

Mills Scofield

Sunk Costs: money you spent that can’t be recovered… salvaged. This month, I’ve been working with a few companies struggling to walking away from sunk costs. Sunk costs are sunk. Put your energy, time and resources into opportunities for growth, into potential launch missions. So, guess what?

Finance 70
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The Transformative Power of Positive Leadership

Mills Scofield

What was once considered one of the most contaminated and environmentally dangerous locations on earth, was reopened to the public as a pristine wildlife refuge in one-sixth the time and less than one-sixth the cost of original clean-up estimates. feat the government''s own General Accounting office declared unlikely, if not impossible.

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Innovation High-Five

Mills Scofield

What is the overhead (cost of support/resources)? Financial Projections – including cost to develop/build. Based on the energy surrounding our first Shark Tank, we’re all excited about the prospect of creating a sustainable structure that gives us a way to support and reward innovation within Geneca. The Company.