Mills Scofield

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Why Dishwashers are a Great Management Lesson

Mills Scofield

What the heck does a dishwasher have to do with management? Think about how many managers (including us!) That’s why dishwashers are the perfect example. So, what management lessons can we learn from the above 4 options? How would you want to be managed ? Everything – stick with me. You’re micromanaging!!!!

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Why Dishwashers are a Great Management Lesson

Mills Scofield

What the heck does a dishwasher have to do with management? Think about how many managers (including us!) That’s why dishwashers are the perfect example. So, what management lessons can we learn from the above 4 options? How would you want to be managed ? Everything – stick with me. You’re micromanaging!!!!

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It’s Not Just Semantics: Managing Outcomes Vs. Outputs

Mills Scofield

Borrowing an example from the Innovation Network, a highway construction company’s outputs are project design and the number of highway miles built and repaired. Let’s define outputs as the stuff we produce, be it physical or virtual, for a specific type of customer—say, car seats for babies.

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What Works Better - Obedience or Commitment?

Mills Scofield

I get to host an excerpt from Frank Sonnenberg’s new book, Leadership By Example.* Some folks think it doesn’t matter what management style you use as long as you achieve your goals. Lead by example. All of Frank’s books and his blog are ‘must reads” and “must gives.” Follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

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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. I studied indigenous Amazonian languages and Ethnobotany in college and managed to avoid taking any math, science or business courses (yes, I went to Brown University). The second example that reinforced this strategy for us was our understanding of Amazonian ecology.

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It’s Not Just Semantics: Managing Outcomes Vs. Outputs

Mills Scofield

Borrowing an example from the Innovation Network, a highway construction company’s outputs are project design and the number of highway miles built and repaired. Let’s define outputs as the stuff we produce, be it physical or virtual, for a specific type of customer—say, car seats for babies.

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The Transformative Power of Positive Leadership

Mills Scofield

And the best part is it offers all of us a series of compelling leadership lessons on how each of us can promote positive change in our surroundings-one willful choice at a time. In the process, I too have learned that in every organization something works and change can be proactively and positively managed.