Mills Scofield

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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. Much like a plant naturally grows toward the light, the fact-of-the-matter is we each yearn to be exposed to positive forms of leadership.

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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.* But what’s the best way to achieve that goal — control or empowerment? Some folks think it doesn’t matter what management style you use as long as you achieve your goals. All of Frank’s books and his blog are ‘must reads” and “must gives.”

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This Seems Like a Lot of Work For a Free Banana

Mills Scofield

Why It’s Worth Planning and Pushing to Reach your Goals. I surpassed my goal by over 15 minutes. ” What are your goals? I ran with a goal: to complete the race (walking as little as possible), and prove to myself that the destination was proof that I had the strength and courage to finish. But was it worth it?

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Rebellious Optimism = Innovation

Mills Scofield

But moreso, Kona is not your average 24yr old - her poise, wisdom, leadership, business acumen and management skills are on par As a C.V. GOALS Haiti uniquely emphasizes developing local capacity and youth leadership so its efforts are sustainable. There are many more fabulous stories of Rebellious Optimism to share.

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How to Have an Impact without Electricity and the Internet

Mills Scofield

This is a guest post by Kona Shen , Founder of GOALS Haiti , mentioned here. What she has done for youth and their families in Haiti demonstrates courage, compassion, purpose and leadership savvy few CEO’s of any age possess. Notes : GOALS Haiti just won Beyond Sport’s award for Best New Project.

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A Better World by Design

Mills Scofield

Since 2008, RISD and Brown students have united innovators around the globe, across many disciplines in a common goal, "Building a Better World". Better World by Design Design Thinking Education Innovation Leadership STEAM STEM Social Entrepreneurship' Indeed, we can design a better world ! My r equired haiku : Oceans deep hide rare.

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Trade Hubris for Humility

Mills Scofield

Like I will lose interest to keep in touch with old friends and family members because "they're not doing things or interested in things that would bring my goals to fruition". Now how would you handle that? Yup, that could happen. Yup, that’s kind of hypocritical.