Mills Scofield

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If You Haven’t Gone Social, You Should Be Very Very Worried

Mills Scofield

Mark and Ted make it clear, with concrete examples, that the Social World’s implications for 21 st Century business are enormous: Customers have more power than they’ve had before; Settling for mediocre won’t work! The broader, deeper and mover diverse your network, the larger the impact you can have.

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Lessons from Amazonian Culture and Ecology for Talent Management

Mills Scofield

Runa is a wonderful example of a B-Corp, doing well and doing good. More specifically, we decided to model our staffing approach from two examples: one cultural and one environmental. The second example that reinforced this strategy for us was our understanding of Amazonian ecology. We drink the tea in our home all the time.

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Why Do We Teach Math So Badly?

Mills Scofield

The articles articulate how American math curricula virtually prohibit the viewing of beauty in mathematical ideas, while simultaneously failing to provide meaningful everyday examples. The first point has to do with the chronology of math education. I warn against this.

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The Economic and Social Impact of Language

Mills Scofield

Our generation faces a society that has adopted English as a global language, but we cannot forget that learning other languages initiates deeper connections and more trustful relationships between diverse communities. Language is more than a pragmatic communication system. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

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Genecians Journey Into Corporate Giving

Mills Scofield

For example, since software projects often require enhancements and ongoing support, we needed to have a clearly defined project end point. Who could argue with a program that gives Genecians another reason to love working for their company, makes clients feel good about us, and helps the community? Thumbs Up From the CEO.

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