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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

” I have a much simpler and arguably, more relevant definition: the ability to rationally use a mental toolkit to analyze a situation with which one might not have had previous experience. She's spending the summer in Dhaka doing microfinance. History provides me with this mental toolkit.

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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

” I have a much simpler and arguably, more relevant definition: the ability to rationally use a mental toolkit to analyze a situation with which one might not have had previous experience. She's spending the summer in Dhaka doing microfinance. History provides me with this mental toolkit.

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How to Make Room in Your Work Life for the Rest of Your Self

Harvard Business Review

“My definition of a yoga teacher is just someone who helps people to develop a full spectrum practice in their life. For example, one microfinance organization that is dually devoted to advancing a social mission and being commercial viable says employees are both “social workers” and “bankers.”

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