by Minter Dial | Dec 7, 2015 | Social Media
One of the mantras you are likely to hear in Silicon Valley is that failure is a natural if not necessary accoutrement on a CV. However, for many people in business — especially with a more traditional mindset — failure is scary and not desirable under any...
by Minter Dial | Dec 2, 2015 | Retail
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2015 have come and gone. If they are cited as two distinct days, de facto, they have almost merged to become at least a long weekend, if not a week-long bonanza. Presumably each brand who participated will now be going over the results...
by Minter Dial | Dec 1, 2015 | New Tech
It’s true that my peers and I (as well as plenty of those that followed) went to school with any more than (at best) access to a computer. So how is society to self-educate? With parents that haven’t been trained, we are supposed to be setting the course....
by Minter Dial | Nov 26, 2015 | Leadership
I wrote a first post, inspired by this Ted Talk given by Debra Jarvis, a chaplain, about the importance of defining your meaning and claiming your experience. In this post, I tackle a second message that resonated with me in her speech; one that pertains to...
by Minter Dial | Nov 24, 2015 | Branding, Meaningfulness
Not all TED Talks are breathtaking or inspirational. But, like anything you come across, if you stay open, bigger messages and thoughts may arise. This happened to me listening to a TED Talk given by a female chaplain, Debra Jarvis in 2014. I really got to thinking...