Mills Scofield

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When Software Can’t Change the Laws of Physics (or Leadership)

Mills Scofield

And certainly, proactively notifying airlines and pilots that new training was required should have been a no-brainer. In the case of Boeing, software was going to solve known basic aerodynamic design problems. Apparently, the software could have been better designed both in functionality and UI/UX. all the way across and up to the CEO.

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This Seems Like a Lot of Work For a Free Banana

Mills Scofield

I had trained for 5 months, for two and one half hours of grueling monotony. After all that training, and preparation, was it worth it? I had prepared and trained, I was running strong. I knew I wouldn’t win, but I ran like I could win. It was a half marathon , not a sprint. My time was good, but it wasn’t great.

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Sustaining Collaboration for Decades

Mills Scofield

I proposed a 3-year training plan to improve the culture, starting with the basics: getting people on the floor to share ideas with people in the office. We created a steering committee that made all the decisions on training for this initiative. DMS : How did you structure the training, because this a rather radical approach?

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Sustaining Collaboration - Part II: The Journey Continues

Mills Scofield

In Part I of how Menasha Packaging started a culture of collaboration back in the early 1990’s, Jeff discussed the need for collaboration on the plant floor and how the training and cultural process developed, including the first year of formal training. We know continue with the 2 nd year.

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When Software Can’t Change the Laws of Physics (or Leadership)

Mills Scofield

And certainly, proactively notifying airlines and pilots that new training was required should have been a no-brainer. In the case of Boeing, software was going to solve known basic aerodynamic design problems. Apparently, the software could have been better designed both in functionality and UI/UX. all the way across and up to the CEO.

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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." Thank you Aaron Aders and Inc. including me in this article on collaboration. "."Successful

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Lessons from Amazonian Culture and Ecology for Talent Management

Mills Scofield

One level below Fausto, we hired a team of “técnicos,” field staff who directly recruit, train, and coordinate farmers. One Acre puts dozens of farmers through a multi-week training course to become field staff, even though they only have a few job openings at a time. This summer we’ll have over 20 interns.