Scott Mills, Ph.D. In our work, Dr. Cathy Rodgers and I often talk about the power of purpose to shift an organization. In his inspiring "last lecture" Randy Paush, a Carnegie Mellon professor diagnosed with incurable cancer, discusses the power of purpose in all of our lives. I encourage everyone who has not seen this powerful lecture to take it to heart and imagine what our organizations could achieve if we brought the same spirit to them. Randy Pausch passed away on July 25th, 2008 leaving behind his wife and three children.