Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Yes, evaluation is important and progress is our goal, but failure is an important part of the process, and too often swept under the rug. As Executive Director, he is responsible for crafting Mali Health’s strategic vision, communications, programs, financing, and fundraising.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

In 2020, American Express achieved the ambitious goal of 100% pay equity in the truest sense of the word. It is also the only company in the finance industry to have bucked the trend of bringing gender parity in the boardroom. What is the number one leadership competency required in today’s fast-paced, unpredictable world? .

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Bonus or no bonus? That is the question. While many tend to favor this structure, it is far from perfect as well. I hope these thoughts help. Thanks for stopping by Deb.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Lastly, I’ll leave you with this reminder – leadership is not about how many emails, memos and transmittals are sent under your signature – it’s about relationships, service, and engagement. " If the goal is to get somewhere the mouse is efficiently ineffective. I can use a hand grenade to kill a mosquito.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance. Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. It is one thing to be able to recruit talent, something altogether different to properly deploy individual talent, and quite another thing to have your talent play nicely in collaboration with one another.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

Let me begin clearly stating that it is not my goal to be perceived as a word-basher. In the immortal words of Jack Webb: “The facts ma’am…just the facts.&# In today’s post I’ll look at the benefits associated with the resurgence of brevity. Thanks for adding to the discussion Randy.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Having such a sharp focus ensures you can better whittle down the complexity of processes/interactions, as well as ensuring you don't become too dependent either on your top talent or even on your bigger customers, which can cause you to shift your goals to better suit their needs instead of your purpose.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Posted on August 31st, 2010 by admin in Leadership By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth “Who the * is in charge around here?&# The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc. is who they are going to put in charge?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

True influence is rarely built upon the backs of others, but rather by helping others achieve their goals. i.e. Will my employees ever respect/lean on an assistant manager rather than the manager? What are some ways that influence can be possessed by my leadership staff?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Please keep in mind that the personal brands of business people are not immune to the phenomenon mentioned above.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In today’s post I’ll clearly explain the difference between vision and mission … As as a backdrop to answering today’s question, I want to share a simple organizational framework I developed several years ago to help executives gain a better understanding of leadership structure.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Their goal is often what can the customer do for them versus what they can do for the customer. You engage your employees through leadership, coaching and training. link] Kelly Ketelboeter Hi Mike, Fantastic post! You definitely nailed it. An engaged employee leads to engaged customers. Excellent points one and all.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Co-founder Partners in Health.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

And what are your strategic goals? As one example; if you are a manufacturing organization, innovation in your core could include new and improved materials, new techniques, novel approaches to supply chain management etc. We did not formulate our own style but tweaked it to our leadership style and vision plan.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

" My goal is to use the tools to help people engage their world, not disengage. But that is one of the many characteristics of leadership, doing what you perceive to be the right thing, even if it goes against the crowd or you are – initially anyway – a bystander. How about our grandparents?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

However the goal is not to do it quickly, it's to do it well. That said, they'll still likely require some editing for context and topics of a sensitive nature. Here's the thing, blogging takes time…it is a commitment.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

What are you so busy doing that you don’t have time to build better relationships with precisely those individuals and groups who can help you achieve your goals and objectives? Social Media is no different than anything else in life in that you get out of it what you put into it. Best wishes Sir.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2020

The goal here is to convince others that your lie is a truth while you try to guess other people’s lies by asking them different questions. How many people are in the finance department” or “How many windows are there in the office?” Then allow 15 minutes for conversation between the team members.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

who serve as inspiration to us all by the daily difference their leadership makes in our lives. You can nominate your unsung hero by leaving a comment explaning how their example of leadership touches the lives of others. I have no doubt he will achieve that goal. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2010

John is probably one of the world’s best known and most respected authors and speakers on the subject of leadership. In fact, three of his books (The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You , and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader) have sold more than one million copies each.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The goal here is to convince others that your lie is a truth while you try to guess other people’s lies by asking them different questions. How many people are in the finance department” or “How many windows are there in the office?” Then allow 15 minutes for conversation between the team members.

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HR Digest

JULY 29, 2020

If you analyze functions like finance, IT, and marketing you will find common drivers of success. They include: people, data-driven analytical decision-making, and showing how their actions directly impact strategic goals at the end of the day. Increasing innovation is tied to strategic goals. Talent Management.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Posted on November 22nd, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Rants , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth As much as some people won’t want to hear this, “ help &# is not a dirty word. Rather asking for help is a sign of maturity as a leader.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

They don’t know how key decisions are made, and they have great difficulty analyzing why people—or whole parts of the organization—aren’t meeting the business’s performance goals.“. I strongly believe that excellence in talent, leadership, and capability requires an outside-in not inside-out perspective.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Typical systems are fragmented between disciplines like HR (which focuses on the internal, “permanent” workforce) and Procurement (which focuses on the external, “contingent” workforce), each with different and competing goals. Why are typical work systems uncoordinated? Create one integrated workforce strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? These days, the scarcity impeding firms’ growth is not of capital — it’s of talent. According to Prasad Setty, Director of People Analytics at Google, their goal is to have all people decisions driven by data.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2014

As an example, a recent job posting on the website of a global healthcare company seeks an individual for a sales operations leadership position who can do the following: Strategy: •Contribute to the 1- and 3-year business vision as a member of the executive leadership team. First, they face many decisions.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

Posted on July 20th, 2010 by admin in Leadership By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Leaders: born or made? Both – some people are born with innate qualities that predispose them to being leaders, and other people while not naturally gifted with leadership ability can acquire it. So, what’s the answer?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Its the managers responsibility to lead their employees, manage performance, and provide guidance. Yes, managers often interview job candidates or identify the most talented employees as part of a talent management program. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. The business expects it of you.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

Your goal is to weed out the superfluous and to make your words count. While you can accomplish this by being disingenuous, that is not the goal. When you truly focus more on what you leave behind than what you take away you will have accomplished the goal. Communicate more effectively.

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