Mills Scofield

MARCH 15, 2013

May be a bit heretical for a leadership blog because I think w e are looking everywhere but where we should for leadership. The Lead Change Group kindly hosted a post by me today, Thank you! Thoughts?

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Michael Soupios and Panos Mourdoukoutas have reviewed the writings of the Classical philosophers and selected ten ideas that will positively impact our leadership effectiveness in The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership. Further, the “special qualities of genuine leadership are remarkably complex and rare.” Hire a heretic.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 18, 2013

Here is Art Kleiner‘s Introduction to an interview of David Kantor, an eminent systems therapist who says that learning to recognize the hidden patterns in conversation is the first step toward more effective executive leadership.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 26, 2014

It was tough, but I think it turned out to be a great entry for me because it validated my leadership at a difficult time.” Mark had the courage to ask heretical questions and make irreverent choices that sidestepped commonly held assumptions. Then we grew.

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Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 10, 2013

the status quo is so deeply engrained we don’t realize it – so deeply inherent in our worldview that when confronted with it, we view questioning it as heretical. My weekly article ‘catch-up’ included several on corporate culture and leadership that were all just common sense and the Golden Rule.

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LDRLB

APRIL 7, 2011

It almost sounds heretical for an HR guy to write that, but do we sometimes worry too much about retaining our employees in organizations? He holds a Master of Arts in Leadership from Trinity Western University and is working toward a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership at Regent University. Advances in global leadership.

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LDRLB

APRIL 7, 2011

It almost sounds heretical for an HR guy to write that, but do we sometimes worry too much about retaining our employees in organizations? Advances in global leadership. Leadership commitment retention vanderpyl' Is employee retention overrated? & Yan, A. Developing global leaders: Hold on to them, let them go.

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Steve Farber

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

“Heretical,&# as Doug suggested? You decide: Technorati Tags: greater than yourself , leadership , mentoring , television. When I was in DC recently, I stopped by ABC NewsChannel 8 and had an interesting chat with the co-hosts of Let’s Talk Live , Natasha Barrett and Doug Mckelway.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Many of you will see it as deeply heretical, particularly riding on the coattails of the recent posts extolling Steve Jobs's innovative genius. Innovation experts are the first to encourage businesses to be heretical and challenge the widespread assumptions of their industry. Finally, there are the financial levers of value.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2011

And yet any of us could see ourselves as rebels, heretics, or misfits who are challenging the customs and norms of our group. So the challenging, dissenting voice can, at times, be tied to leadership. was viewed as a heretic before being recognized as an icon for heralding a new age of civil rights.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2018

As Art Kleiner described in the The Age of Heretics , Wack had “a lifelong preoccupation with the art of what he called ‘seeing.'” In my over five years of work with Intel, scenario planning provided extensive insights and innovations, earning recognition from top leadership as an essential strategy tool.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

3M's sustainability leadership has come mainly from its eco-efficiency success, but these practices are increasingly the norm in business. As one exec said, somewhat heretically, "Why build solar panels to convert sun to electricity to then turn on lights if you can do this?" Note: I'd do both!).

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

"The world didn't need another bank on the corner, and then we came along," said Dennis DiFlorio, who spent nearly twenty years in leadership positions, including chairman. "We But to this day, it's heretical in banking. We created a cult brand in a dead business.". It's the simplest idea in the world," Hill said. The malls stay open.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2011

Three key aspects of Ford's sustainability strategy strike me as critical, and show the company's real leadership: It's based on hard science. It's heretical. So I reached out to Ford's Director of Sustainability and Environmental policy, John Viera to help me better understand the company's approach.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

He was an iconic founder who built a company and a culture that were uniquely suited to his leadership style. That may sound almost heretical coming from a partner in an executive search firm, but it’s true. First, there is no other Steve Jobs. Second, a Steve Jobs clone simply wouldn’t work in most organizations.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 5, 2012

The Capitalist Philosophers: The Geniuses of Modern Business–Their Lives, Times, and Ideas Andrea Gabor Times Business (2000) A brilliant discussion of thirteen “geniuses of modern business” While preparing questions for another interview, I recently re-read this book (published in 2000) in which Andrea Gabor focuses on Frederick (..)

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 3, 2012

The Capitalist Philosophers: The Geniuses of Modern Business–Their Lives, Times, and Ideas Andrea Gabor Times Business (2000) A brilliant discussion of thirteen “geniuses of modern business” While preparing questions for another interview, I recently re-read this book (published in 2000) in which Andrea Gabor focuses on Frederick (..)

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Until you ask yourself: how often, despite billions spent on "service," "creativity," "innovation," "changing the game," "motivation," "leadership," and assorted other magical buzzword-incantations, has something like the preceding happened to you, anywhere — ever? Now, this might sound entirely trivial.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2014

What Nike and Coca-Cola leadership get is that the climate issue is a systemic problem, not easily defined in one single way, and it directly and profoundly affects their business. Many may think of the issue narrowly as rising temperatures, or as something their companies should manage only for philanthropic, good-for-the-planet reasons.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2015

We once asked a global technology firm’s leadership to try a “stone age” solution as they conferred on how to implement a newly hatched strategy. Heretical as it seemed, the meeting did not begin with a full rehash of their 80-slide strategy deck.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

During a recent interview I was asked how I felt about the coaching profession - I jokingly referred to myself as a coaching heretic, and went on to say that I really don’t like the word “ coach &# as a descriptor for what I do. Now that I’ve stated my case, it’s time for you to weigh-in…what say you?

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 2, 2011

To read the complete interview, please click here. * * * INSEAD’s expert on leadership development clarifies how self-awareness can break the destructive pattern of corporate narcissism. Kets de Vries by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine (Mqy 10, 2010), published by Booz & Company. Anyone [.].

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