Mills Scofield

APRIL 19, 2021

Not knowing takes guts, courage and it’s how we learn; Say yes to more hard things than you want to do - grow your comfort zone; If you believe it can be awesome, it can; Don’t be surprised by your successes! Always do something for someone else, always give back; Be curious, open and skeptical; ….

Learning-by-Doing 148

Learning-by-Doing Advice Career Skills 148

Mills Scofield

AUGUST 7, 2017

Our egos are tied to the business’s success, not to being ‘right’, so we let go of assumptions when the data shows otherwise. None of us have an MBA and yes, amazingly, we are all successful! And, we marveled at how we get so much more ‘free advice’ (from men) then do our male peers.

Entrepreneur 132

Entrepreneur Agility Sample Advice 132

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It’s all around you, at home, outside, work, everywhere, just look - the pansy pushing up through the ground, the sparkles on the snow, the success of a teammate, the delight of a child seeing a cool insect, the magic of the 20th time you’ve watched “It’s a Wonderful Life”, the branches waving in the wind.

Power 70

Power Succession 70

Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Guide your people’s passion and get out of the way: the autonomy and freedom I was given to create and do my job exponentially increased my passion, excitement and success. The experiences, opportunities, successes, failures, and learnings during that “start-up” time were amazing and we had a lot of fun creating a separate culture.

Management 121

Management How To Mentor Politics 121

Mills Scofield

APRIL 7, 2014

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?

Commitment 175

Commitment Project Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing 175

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 28, 2019

It’s not sexy but it’s a great leading indicator of success (or not). The media, fans, and managers will be focused on key stats like on-base and slugging percentages, defensive runs saved, walks/hits per inning pitched and ERA … and of course Grand Slams and Home-Runs! I like RBIs - Runs Batted In.

Innovation 129

Innovation Media Course Company 129

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 11, 2015

Successful collaboration isn''t just about providing the necessary tools and training for collaboration," she explains, "but also about building trust with employees." Innovation Leadership Strategy Success Trust collaboration' Thank you Aaron Aders and Inc. including me in this article on collaboration. "."Successful

Tools 70

Tools Innovation Strategy Training 70

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In a critique, the Critiquer and Critiqueé are both responsible for success. Even though the HOW and WHAT are intertwined, critiquing them separately, understanding the inter-dependencies, usually leads to new insights, new approaches and new, better solutions.

Class 127

Class Engineering Project Course 127

Mills Scofield

MARCH 18, 2019

The current revelation of college admissions scandals and the plethora of recent articles on student’s anxiety and pressure over academic & social success reinforce what so many of us know and see every day. You can and should hold me personally accountable.

Mentor 91

Mentor Banking Stress Consultative 91

Mills Scofield

APRIL 19, 2021

Not knowing takes guts, courage and it’s how we learn; Say yes to more hard things than you want to do - grow your comfort zone; If you believe it can be awesome, it can; Don’t be surprised by your successes! Always do something for someone else, always give back; Be curious, open and skeptical; ….

Learning-by-Doing 91

Learning-by-Doing Advice Career Skills 91

Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Guide your people’s passion and get out of the way: the autonomy and freedom I was given to create and do my job exponentially increased my passion, excitement and success. The experiences, opportunities, successes, failures, and learnings during that “start-up” time were amazing and we had a lot of fun creating a separate culture.

Management 91

Management How To Mentor Politics 91

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 28, 2019

It’s not sexy but it’s a great leading indicator of success (or not). The media, fans, and managers will be focused on key stats like on-base and slugging percentages, defensive runs saved, walks/hits per inning pitched and ERA … and of course Grand Slams and Home-Runs! I like RBIs - Runs Batted In.

Innovation 91

Innovation Media Course Company 91

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 28, 2014

Technology developed by the SpeakYourMind Foundation has enabled her and others with severe disabilities to communicate, when other, costlier technologies have been less successful. The sleek, frictionless future sold by our most successful tech-media companies says, "You deserve better than to lift a finger."

Innovation 132

Innovation Disruptive Innovation Health Care Engineering 132

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In a critique, the Critiquer and Critiqueé are both responsible for success. Even though the HOW and WHAT are intertwined, critiquing them separately, understanding the inter-dependencies, usually leads to new insights, new approaches and new, better solutions.

Class 91

Class Engineering Project Course 91

Mills Scofield

AUGUST 14, 2013

Words of wisdom from alumnae of the 1970''s-90''s to 2000''s-''13, based on our successes, failures, experiences, yearnings and hopes. Don''t be surprised by your successes. I''m indebted to Barbara Laskey Weinreich for regularly hosting this gathering of women and to Karen Berlin Ishii for compiling this wisdom. Show, don''t tell.

Mentor 149

Mentor Learning-by-Doing Motivation Career 149

Mills Scofield

JULY 30, 2012

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? What if I can't deliver?

Commitment 125

Commitment Bottom-up Project Learning-by-Doing 125

Mills Scofield

MARCH 31, 2014

The subtleties, nuances, intonations, and gestures have profound Portland Press Herald 3/26/14 effects on leaders’ credibility and on organizations’ success. ” This is not to say assessments aren’t vital to success. We all know language is key to leadership.

Learning-by-Doing 142

Learning-by-Doing Engineering Entrepreneur Price 142

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

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). One reason for this is that few business leaders seem to feel certain about the integrity of their customers’ baselines for probable future success.

Industry 181

Industry Definition Discount Public Relations 181

Mills Scofield

APRIL 6, 2014

Wisdom from Women looking back on our successes, failures, experiences, yearnings and hopes with hope that they inspire you to take action as you build your life and career, we share them with you today… Thank you YouTern for posting this!!

Career 110

Career Succession Leadership 110

Mills Scofield

MAY 14, 2014

MPC) and myself, shared how integrity is key to Menasha’s success." Last year, in a discussion on the paradox of integrity, trust and vulnerability with John Hagel, Saul Kaplan, Mike Waite , President of Menasha Packaging Corp.

Efficiency 127

Efficiency Kaplan Innovation Strategy 127

Mills Scofield

JULY 18, 2012

Side Note: Neuros Medical and Cleveland Heartlab’s successes are two of many successful and impacting startups in Northeast Ohio and Cleveland. If that doesn’t get someone jazzed, I don’t know what will.

Automotive 168

Automotive Quality Power Books 168

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Having children and enjoying them, relishing in and with them, has been key to my success. They have helped me define success and impact. Admittedly, I’ve had a charmed career path that I worked hard at, very hard, and built the credibility to ask, and get, what I wanted. I waited to have children. They were wrong.

Career 184

Career Diversity Maturity Licensing 184

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 5, 2014

It''s this sort of product intelligence , capitalizing on the infinite amounts of big data available on the open web paired with the right solutions and tools, that is enabling companies to innovate and launch better more successful products. But what is it exactly? Product Intelligence: What Is It? Robust + Comprehensive Insights.

Stage-Gate 128

Stage-Gate Productivity Products Innovation 128

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

In the nonprofit sector, results are often necessary within a calendar year, and in a business setting, quarterly earnings often inform value and success. To find success, we have to fail. Which carries greater risk. Real progress however, is more messy and less linear. Both are great.

NGO 175

NGO Short-term Delegation Finance 175

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 21, 2013

They did it because what mattered most, at the time, was that their team stayed together and made the transition a success. But, ultimately, it undermines the very career longevity and success they are trying to achieve, personally and for their team. Everyone logged long hours and frequent business trips across multiple time zones.

Career 176

Career Open-book Follow-up Globalization 176

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 7, 2019

Like I will lose interest to keep in touch with old friends and family members because "they're not doing things or interested in things that would bring my goals to fruition".

Learning-by-Doing 192

Learning-by-Doing Self-aware Goal Mentor 192

Mills Scofield

MAY 13, 2012

Lesson : A key to success is the 21 st Century is embracing, leveraging and balancing paradox. Menasha’s ongoing success, even in the recession, is testimony for “doing what is right” They are well known for bringing some of the most innovative, effective solutions to market. They are hiring talent and growing.

Business Model 154

Business Model Constraint Innovation Licensing 154

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 16, 2013

Over the course of the past year, there have been three distinct lessons that have stuck with me: 1) consumer insights can truly shape and determine a business’ success; 2) intrapreneurs play a vital role in (social) enterprise; and 3) being mission-driven is critical in deciding your own path. Learn from the past success and failures.

Short-term 187

Short-term Innovation Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 187

Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 26, 2014

You can’t have it all: Complete success in all areas of your life, all at the same time. A main ingredient in Springsteen’s recipe for success, personally and professionally, is his thirst for useful knowledge; his desire to change the world--to create something new that makes things better--and to change himself.

Learning-by-Doing 129

Learning-by-Doing Audience Open-book Innovation 129

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 18, 2015

Business Metrics Culture Impact Innovation Investment KPIs Leadership Long-Term Measuring Success ROI Short-Term Strategy' What do you think? Am I crazy? Well, of course! But the results sure aren’t.

ROI 70

ROI Short-term Long-term Metrics 70

Mills Scofield

JULY 27, 2014

Namely, there is actually greater power, energy and opportunity in allowing our successes to crowd out the unsuccessful. They choose to believe that they will find a way to be successful - even in the face of what seems to be insurmountable obstacles. Positive leaders allow their example to speak for itself.

Positioning 170

Positioning Power Leadership Energy 170

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 21, 2011

For these kids' their first entrepreneur experience will shape their view of entrepreneurship, innovation, success and failure. It will stretch you in ways you can’t imagine, let you to share your learnings with others for their success, and provide life-long experiences to be shared, imparted and enjoyed.

Mentor 123

Mentor Business Model Innovation Advice 123

Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Decisions must be made under the stress of uncertainty, and the pressure of every decision being critical to the prospective success of the project.?? In your respective belief structures, there must be some sequence of successively inferential statements that lead to your conclusion. Yes, you must communicate effectively.

Learning-by-Doing 138

Learning-by-Doing Creativity Brainstorming Skills 138

Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2011

The theme was "Guardians of the Evolution: We are the guardians of Cleveland's future; We are responsible for its evolution; Success is only possible through collaboration." Yesterday was an amazing day for Cleveland.the 2nd annual TEDxCLE. Let's put this in perspective.

Innovation 98

Innovation Power Succession Management 98

Mills Scofield

MAY 27, 2014

A few years ago, I realized that while I’ve been moderately successful in business, it wasn’t enough.Success is fleeting, and you have to keep chasing it—like a runner who constantly pushes himself, training harder, to achieve a better time—measured often in mere seconds. Success is temporary; significance endures.

Goal 161

Goal Entrepreneur Training Strategy 161

Mills Scofield

MARCH 3, 2015

In the Venture Capital world we call this financing risk – putting good money after bad on the hope that at some point, Einstein’s Law of Insanity* will be wrong and the salvage mission becomes a successful rescue mission. Problem is this rarely happens. So, guess what? Sunk costs are sunk. Get over it.

Finance 70

Finance Cost Energy Resources 70

Mills Scofield

MARCH 3, 2015

In the Venture Capital world we call this financing risk – putting good money after bad on the hope that at some point, Einstein’s Law of Insanity* will be wrong and the salvage mission becomes a successful rescue mission. Problem is this rarely happens. So, guess what? Sunk costs are sunk. Get over it.

Finance 70

Finance Cost Energy Innovation 70