Mills Scofield

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The Transformative Power of Positive Leadership

Mills Scofield

You see, relying on these more traditional forms of leadership leaves out the most powerful act of leadership there is: equipping, encouraging, empowering and ideally, inspiring those around you to use their personal influence to leave the world around them better than they first found it. They are contagious. Radioactive waste not required.

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What Works Better - Obedience or Commitment?

Mills Scofield

Referent authority assumes that leaders inspire and influence others by exhibiting strong moral character and personal values rather than position alone. As such, encourage people to participate in the decision-making process so they buy into the strategy, rather than being told what to do. Lead by example.

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Respect, Power & Knowledge

Mills Scofield

While the president can influence these decisions, in essence, he is ‘powerless’ given the constitution (which demonstrates the power of influence). This is why our votes for the House and Senate are so critical.

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Innovation in Complex Civic Environments

Mills Scofield

Quantitative and qualitative data should be woven together into a narrative that influences the resource allocations and actions of the actors within the complex environment. The Strive Partnership in Greater Cincinnati uses data to influence both programmatic and community-wide progress on specific education goals.

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The Art of Science

Mills Scofield

At first glance it is obvious that my work is highly influenced by science. It is influenced by the master pioneers in this genre like Haeckel, Hawkins, & Audubon, who inspire my work. My twenty years of work as a scientist has lead me to the conviction that science is subjective, based on context, and completely dynamic.

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Death by Data

Mills Scofield

It’s hard to have data show us the subtle societal, cultural, behavioral “whys” of influence; Used to make things more efficient instead of more effective. Data usually doesn’t tell us much about fringe factors or trends that impact it.

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Genecians Journey Into Corporate Giving

Mills Scofield

My “team of influencers” (which represented a cross section of roles) quickly came together. Building the Business Case. Convinced that this type of program would be ideal for Geneca, I reached out to some of my colleagues who I knew had an interest in community giving.

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