Hope IS a Strategy
Mills Scofield
OCTOBER 9, 2012
Lastest post on Harvard Business Review - Seriously!
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What Works Better - Obedience or Commitment?
Mills Scofield
JUNE 19, 2023
Folks use several strategies to motivate people. As such, encourage people to participate in the decision-making process so they buy into the strategy, rather than being told what to do. They assume that being an authoritarian, tyrant, bully, control freak (use any label you want) won’t come back to haunt you one day. Lead by example.
Commitment 
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The Biggest Joy of the Season? Giving.
Mills Scofield
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Culture Generosity Giving Impact Leadership Strategy' A huge thank you to all my clients who have made an impact not just on their customers and employees, but on their communities.who have matched 10% (and usually a lot more) to change and improve lives. I am humbled and blessed to work with you and make such a difference. By Jess Esch.
Strategy 128
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52 Ways to Build Trust
Mills Scofield
DECEMBER 3, 2014
Culture Innovation Leadership Management Strategy Teamwork Trust Trust Across America' Get the book, try out these various ways and you''ll be surprised at how it works! And if you want, buy Vol 1 & 2 as well (ok, i''m in Volume 1 too)).
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The Power of #RCUS
Mills Scofield
JULY 24, 2014
BIF10 Business Innovation Factory Business Models Culture Innovation John Hagel Leadership Networking Saul Kaplan Strategy' "The BIF Summit is the ultimate interdisciplinary happening.".
Kaplan 122
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January's Top 5 Posts
Mills Scofield
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
Air Force Braingate Culture Design Thinking Entrepreneurship Innovation Leadership Military Millennials Networking STEAM Science Social Ventures Startup Strategy Virtues-Values'
Innovation 174
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Yeah, You're a Social Biz - Admit It
Mills Scofield
JUNE 17, 2014
Business Model Innovation Conscious Capitalism Culture Innovation Leadership Linkedin Social Business Social Entrepreneurship Strategy' There''s been so much discussion on twitter, FB, etc. that I posted the discussion on Linkedin - please comment, share and join in!
Business Model 115
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Are You Just a Leader or a Just Leader?
Mills Scofield
MARCH 20, 2014
Authenticity Culture Fairness Integrity Justice Leadership Strategy Switch and Shift Trust Virtues-Values' Where you place certain words has a big implication on what is important which impacts the culture. So let me ask you – are you Just a Leader or a Just Leader?"
Letter 142
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The fallacy and hubris of “market attractiveness”
Mills Scofield
APRIL 17, 2014
Culture Customer Needs Innovation Leadership Leading Indicators Market Attractiveness Strategy market research' We look at the markets we’re in, the markets our competitors are in, maybe even some that are new and wonder if they are/could be good for our business. We may even think of creating or segmenting in a new way."
Marketing 129
129 3 Simple Words to Revolutionize the World
Mills Scofield
AUGUST 25, 2014
BIF10 Brown University Culture Innovation Leadership Networking Saul Kaplan Strategy business model' “The broader, deeper, and more diverse your network, the bigger the impact you can make on the world,” she says." Sign up ASAP for BIF10 !!!
Does HR Need a New Business Model?
Mills Scofield
SEPTEMBER 14, 2014
Alex Osterwalder Business Model Canvas Business Model Innovation Culture Digital Transformation HR Innovation Leadership Millennials Strategy Strategyzer Value Proposition ZDNet' Read on here.
Business Model 124
124 Switch & Shift - Now!
Mills Scofield
JULY 16, 2013
Bell Labs Culture Disruption Entrepreneurship Innovation Leadership Networking Strategy Switch and Shift VC career' I was honored and flattered when Ted Coine asked me to do an episode of Switch & Shift TV - and we had a blast, which is par for the course with Ted and the gang!
Career 129
129 
What If Your Competitors Out-Draw You?
Mills Scofield
MARCH 10, 2014
Creativity Culture Innovation Intrapreneur Leadership Liza Donnelly New Yorker Startup Strategy Value Proposition entrepreneur' My latest with Liza Donnelly (Staff Cartoonist for the New Yorker!) in Harvard Business Review.
Entrepreneur 125
125 The Paradox of Trust, Vulnerability and Leadership
Mills Scofield
AUGUST 10, 2014
Competence Confidence Culture Humility Innovation Leadership Networking Strategy Trust Virtues-Values Vulnerability' They want to be challenged and they want hidden assumptions brought to light and questioned."
Leadership 131
131 How Uncertainty Can Actually Build Trust
Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 22, 2014
Character Culture Innovation Leadership Lean Start-up Management Strategy Trust' That’s why learning how to inexpensively and quickly Experiment-Learn-Apply-Iterate is critical to building trust."
Uncertainty 115
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Lean Startup Conference Pre-Workshop
Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 26, 2013
Business Model Generation Cleveland Conference Culture Entrepreneurship Innovation Lean Startup Leandog Strategy' I''m excited to do a workshop on Business Model innovation before the Lean Startup Conference simulcast at Leandog in Cleveland on December 10th! Come join us on the boat !!!!
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Tree Cause Analysis!
Mills Scofield
OCTOBER 15, 2014
3Q Leadership Analysis Culture Innovation Leadership Measurements Metrics Root Cause Analysis Strategy' It takes time, self-reflection (personal and organizational), analysis and… it’s focused on the negative, what didn’t work, what didn’t go well. Makes you wonder if Root Cause Analysis isn’t an oxymoron."
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Are You Becoming Your Boss?
Mills Scofield
MARCH 14, 2014
Bosses Character Culture Integrity Leadership Lessons Management Strategy' Here are four traits I learned from the best (and almost only) bosses I ever had and hopefully taught my people."
Strategy 126
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Outcomes vs. Outputs: The S'more!
Mills Scofield
MAY 22, 2014
Culture Innovation Leadership Linkedin Metrics Outcome Output Strategy Value Proposition' I think otherwise; the difference between outputs and outcomes is more fundamental and profound." at Linkedin.
Metrics 107
107 The Energy Efficiency of Trust & Vulnerability: A Conversation
Mills Scofield
JANUARY 29, 2014
Culture Energy Innovation Leadership Strategy Trust Values Vulnerability' Thrilled that Switch and Shift is hosting another post where Carl Størmer and I riff on Trust, Vulnerabilty and Energy Efficiency. yes, really!
Energy 105
105 America's Future is #RCUS
Mills Scofield
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
Alan Webber BIF BIF9 Carmen Medina Culture Innovation Jazz Leadership Livestrong Networking RCUS Saul Kaplan Strategy Virtues-Values Whitney Johnson' #RCUS inspires and transforms our world in ways we may know now, later or may not ever realize. Here are a few BIF9 Storytellers who inspired me.
Kaplan 155
155 Communication Is Not A Fairy-Tale
Mills Scofield
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
Communication Culture Innovation Leadership Smartblog Smartbrief Strategy Switch and Shift' Communication is Not A Fairy Tale is part of the series “Communication,” a weeklong effort co-hosted by Switch & Shift and the good people at SmartBrief’s SmartBlog on Leadership.
Experiment-Learn-Apply-Iterate: My Life Motto
Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
CEO CIO CXO Talk Control Culture Innovation Leadership Strategy' Including taking the time to do CXO Talk , the Huffington Post blogs and now this great slideshare !!! I am so thankful for you!!
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Why Art Matters as much as Technology
Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Afghan Air Force Culture Customer Needs Design Thinking Innovation Leadership NATC-A STEAM STEM Strategy' It is a combination of the complex, complicated and dynamic, to put it mildly.".
B2C 126
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The Business Efficiency of Integrity
Mills Scofield
MAY 14, 2014
Character Culture Efficiency Innovation Integrity John Hagel Leadership Menasha ORBIS Respect Strategy accountability' (MPC) and myself, shared how integrity is key to Menasha’s success."
Efficiency 127
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Changing One Thing Changes Everything
Mills Scofield
AUGUST 12, 2013
Content strategy became my job too. And then it started to take over as I became responsible for crafting engagement strategies to show others internally and externally how our stories could support their work. It was all good in theory. But telling stories was the easy part. Having them seen and heard was more challenging.
Storytelling 189
189 Lessons from Amazonian Culture and Ecology for Talent Management
Mills Scofield
APRIL 15, 2013
This spirit or exchange, respect, and transparency became essential to our strategy for building partnerships and learning from industry “elders” who had walked the path before us. The second example that reinforced this strategy for us was our understanding of Amazonian ecology.
Heretical Chats & Stories
Mills Scofield
JANUARY 23, 2014
RCUS Culture Innovation Leadership Management Millennials Networking Strategy Virtues-Values mentoring' Putting my chats and stories together - thoughts? Thank you BIF, CXO-Talk, Switch and Shift, and UnleashWD!
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Why Leadership Requires Prudence and Temperance
Mills Scofield
APRIL 17, 2013
Balanced Scorecard Culture Innovation Leadership Prudence Strategy Temperance' Thank you Innovation Excellence for posting my thoughts from Smartblogs on Leadership ! Why Leadership Requires Prudence And Temperance.
7 Ways to Remain Relevant & Deliver Value
Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
CIOs CXO Talk Culture Enterasys Extreme Networks Innovation Leadership Networking Strategy Vala Afshar Value' As usual, it''s so much fun to ''hang'' with Vala and Mike mixing profound insights with laughter. Here''s Vala''s view of our episode.
CIO 98
98 What Gives You Hope?
Mills Scofield
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
Angela Blanchard BIF BIF10 Culture Education Hope Innovation Inspiration Leadership Liza Donnelly Matt Fritz Networking Strategy Vala Afshar Virtues-Values business model' I urge you to look at the videos , photos , and posts … And sign up for next year!!
Blanchard 132
132 Bringing Global Worth to Your Network
Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
BIF9 Culture Innovation Leadership Networking Strategy Switch and Shift' Honored to be on Switch & Shift on Shawn Murphy ''s birthday!!! Could he want anything else? Seriously, what a nice privilege - and a terrific site! Thank you!!
21st century leadership learnings from 2,500 years ago
Mills Scofield
AUGUST 1, 2013
Culture Customer Service Innovation Lead Change Group Leadership Strategy Virtues' m still unplugged from blogging but this crept in - Thank you SmartBriefs ! 21st century leadership learnings from 2,500 years ago.
Leadership 87
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Insatiably Curious with Infinite Pie
Mills Scofield
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
Culture Innovation Leadership Management Networking Serendipity Strategy' Of course there is ‘what’ Deb shares, but as importantly there is ‘the way’ that Deb shares them.".
Innovation 112
112 Can You Invent Something New If Your Words Are Old?
Mills Scofield
OCTOBER 15, 2013
Creativity Culture Innovation Language Leadership Strategy' How does l anguage impact what we create? My newest post in Harvard Business Review.
Creativity 87
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Do You Have A Flight Plan?
Mills Scofield
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
Matthew Fritz Smartbrief Strategy Switch and Shift' His parents have done a great job keeping the destination a secret as they place their bags in the overhead compartment and smile knowingly to one another while buckling up on either side of him". Read the rest here. Communication Culture Leadership Lt.
Planning 107
107 #Whatif We Valued Trying?
Mills Scofield
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
Culture Education Entrepreneurship Innovation Intrapreneurship Leadership Paradox Startup Strategy Success failure' Thank you to @mattmurrie for helping me more fully embed “What If” in my lexicon.
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New Years is an Artificial Constraint
Mills Scofield
JANUARY 8, 2014
Culture Innovation Leadership Outcomes Resolutions Strategy Switch and Shift' Is it really different than June 30th and July 1st or October 31st and November 1st? And really, January 1st as the New Year is a bit artificial".
Constraint 93
93 Managing the 4 Challenges of the Dispersed Workforce
Mills Scofield
JANUARY 7, 2015
Culture Future of Work Innovation Leadership Mobility Strategy Telecommuting Workplace collaboration' Companies need to get on board if they want to keep their employees on board with mobility and collaboration. It was great to be a part of this!
Ryan 70
70 Every Business Is (Or Should Be) a Social Business
Mills Scofield
JUNE 3, 2014
As someone who works with a variety of organizations in my roles as strategy and innovation consultant, venture capitalist, professor, and mentor, this question intrigues to me. Alex Osterwalder Business Model Innovation Culture For-Profit Innovation Leadership Mali Health Menasha Packaging Social Entrepreneurship Strategy'
Business Model 175
175 STEAM Needs to Spread
Mills Scofield
JANUARY 14, 2015
Afghanistan Culture Design Thinking Education Innovation Leadership Military NATC-A NATO STEAM STEM Strategy' I''m so honored to be writing with a very dear friend and courageous leader.
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