Mills Scofield

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#Whatif We Valued Trying?

Mills Scofield

We humans love to divide the world: yes, no; either, or; black, white; true, false; winners, losers; successes, Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder Huffington Post (designed by behappy.me) failures. Perhaps one of the most dangerous of these artificial constructs is that of successes or failures.

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Who Did You Forget in Collaboration? Employees

Mills Scofield

Successful collaboration isn''t just about providing the necessary tools and training for collaboration," she explains, "but also about building trust with employees." She suggests that collaboration develop in an organic way, rather than something being imposed on a team. Innovation Leadership Strategy Success Trust collaboration'

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When Did Accountability Become Passé?

Mills Scofield

Success was discovery and application, not climbing a corporate ladder. Since “failure is not an option” is still the modus operandi in most organizations and the odds of success are never certain, accepting accountability can be very risky. What if factors I can’t control impede or inhibit success?

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The Transformative Power of Positive Leadership

Mills Scofield

In the process, I too have learned that in every organization something works and change can be proactively and positively managed. Namely, there is actually greater power, energy and opportunity in allowing our successes to crowd out the unsuccessful. Positive leaders allow their example to speak for itself.

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This Seems Like a Lot of Work For a Free Banana

Mills Scofield

For the entrepreneur, small business=owner, and leaders of any organization, does it seem like a lot of work? In business, as you lead your team and guide your organization, do you ever ask yourself “ Is it worth it?” Success is temporary; significance endures. ” What are your goals? What is your motivation?

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Nextsensing: Aspire and Ye Shall Find

Mills Scofield

To aspire inevitably leads you to the word hope, and you’ve probably either heard or spoken the phrase “hope is not a strategy.” As a result, few, if any, business leaders speak with rock-hard confidence about the probability of success for their own firms (other than on some public relations platform).

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Lessons from Amazonian Culture and Ecology for Talent Management

Mills Scofield

Their business model is unique and there are so many lessons for our businesses and organizations from their story. As ill prepared as I was, my passion for creative communication and intercultural exchange gave me a unique basis for becoming a manager and running what is now a 70 person organization in only 3 years.