Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

GOALS uses soccer to engage youth in public service and education that improve quality of life and develop new leadership. We’re up to 600 kids per month with a staff of 18 local leaders focused on long-term, community-driven development. In the U.S.,

Hammer 140

Hammer Long-term How To Bond 140

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Looking at LVMH’s efforts, I’ll highlight three areas where I see great impact and innovation: managing carbon and energy, building a connection with customers around brand purpose, and working closely with suppliers. The most innovative part of LVMH’s carbon strategy is the use of an internal carbon fund.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The ticking sound the employer thought was entrepreneurial spirit was actually just an entrepreneur doing lower quality work on the company's clock while directing his best efforts toward his own interests. Some of our marketing-oriented consultants, for instance, jumped at the chance to develop our firm's social media strategy.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incentives Hammer Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

As a practitioner of a design-led form of product development, and in my own research and writing about an empathetic approach to product design, I’m overtly critical of the Lean manifesto. The buds of innovation are fragile, and are easily squashed by critique or a view of the competitive market environment. But what is lost?

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Reis Definition 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2016

Nineteen days later, as rescue crews grew desperate, a 24-year-old field engineer named Igor Proestakis decided to travel to the site with what he hoped was a breakthrough idea: using a particular drilling technology, called cluster hammers, to cut through the collapsed rock. Innovation in Cities. Insight Center.

Engineering 8

Engineering Project Benchmarking Hammer 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

In addition to laying out an approach for making one-time improvements, Reengineering's high priest (the late Michael Hammer) had advice for organizations wanting to sustain improvement. What's more, the company helped develop Hammer's PEMM concept and is now training Lean managers.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14