by Minter Dial | Jan 4, 2017 | Blockchain, Cyber Security, Meaningfulness, New Tech, Self Driving Car, Social Media
As ever, the new year ushers in an opportunity to consider what’s going to come up in 2017. If I had sum up my major 2017 predictions, it would be more of the same, except faster, different and, probably, worse. I would like to separate the challenges into three...
by Minter Dial | Dec 13, 2016 | Leadership, Responsibility
When it comes down to culture clashes, the tussle over time often is most revealing. Think about how you gauge your own tardiness. How acceptable is it to be late when you are going to : a dinner with friends at their home?meet with a supplier?attend a conference...
by Minter Dial | Oct 4, 2016 | Leadership, Responsibility
I recently met a French CEO who blew me away. From the outside, he didn’t exactly look like a digital geek. But, he has an Instagram account that, until recently, had more followers (10K+) than the main Instagram account of the VERY large organization he runs....
by Minter Dial | Sep 30, 2016 | Leadership, Responsibility
I listened to an ever fun and funky podcast interview by Marc Maron (WTF) with Katie Couric (episode 745).* The interviewer is interviewed and, in his habitual way, Marc manages to make it very personal and entertaining. As fun as his show is, it is always full of...
by Minter Dial | Sep 22, 2016 | Leadership, Responsibility
I love it when I hear certain executives say “we’re beginning to get it.” The good news is that there is a lot of movement in big business and many brands are beginning to “transform.” However, as was highlighted in the newly released...
by Minter Dial | Aug 2, 2016 | Leadership, Responsibility
Over last decade, we have seen the creation of many new positions on the executive committee (generally the C remains the Chief and the O remains the Officer). These include: CRO – Revenue (in lieu of Sales) CMO – Marketing CDO – Digital or Data CCO...
