Mills Scofield

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Lessons from Amazonian Culture and Ecology for Talent Management

Mills Scofield

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). My business partner, Dan MacCombie, studied Marine Biology, so he was equally inexperienced in the art of management (unless we decided to employ invertebrates).

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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.* For instance, you want your employees to be industrious and effective contributors to your business and your kids to be thoughtful and productive members of society. All of Frank’s books and his blog are ‘must reads” and “must gives.”

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Nextsensing: Aspire and Ye Shall Find

Mills Scofield

Joseph is Professor of Entrepreneurial Management at IE Business School in Madrid, Spain and in the IE-Brown Executive MBA program as well as Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. Aspiration, however, is tricky when it comes to management. That’s great — as long as they are also aspiring.

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Sustaining Collaboration for Decades

Mills Scofield

MPC) transformed its culture from a staid, old-line traditional industrial one into a 21 st Century innovation and collaboration one. The continuity and stability of MPC’s core values is a bulwark against market, industry and global cycles. DMS: Jeff, why did the Neenah, WI complex’s management to ask you in to help?

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Light the Fire and Clear the Path

Mills Scofield

In Jon Mertz’s new book, Activate Leadership: Aspen Truths to Empower Millennial Leaders , Jon talks about Soul Sparks: “Soul sparks are those small ignitions of inspiration that fan into big changes, new directions, or fresh works. Brown University Culture Innovation Jon Mertz Leadership Management Millennials Soul Sparks'

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Innovating The Brick-and-Mortar Injustice Infrastructure

Mills Scofield

This is the brick-and-mortar infrastructure of a $100 billion/year industry—check cashers, pawn shops, payday lenders, refund anticipation lenders, rent-to-own stores and other sub-prime lenders—that profits handsomely off the backs of the poor. It’s time for us to finally put poverty out of business for good. [1]

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The Energy Efficiency of Trust & Vulnerability

Mills Scofield

Trust is a tool to assess and manage (reduce and/or increase) risk, depending on the situation. DMS : Trust and vulnerability are keys to “Energy Management” Not to sound too 19th or 20th Century, but trusting is efficient… and effective. Energy Management raises the issue of perfection.