by Minter Dial | Jan 5, 2020 | Digital Transformation, Leadership, Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue with Alan Trefler Alan Trefler, founder and CEO of the publicly traded Pegasystems, a leader in cloud software for customer engagement and operational excellence, which he founded in 1983. In this podcast with Alan, we discuss the founder story,...
by Minter Dial | Nov 19, 2019 | Leadership
When someone at work once told me not to take his comments personally, I flipped a lid. Really? How was I not supposed to take personally the harsh criticism about the strategic note on which I had labored intensely over the weekend (i.e. at home)? What was most...
by Minter Dial | Aug 27, 2019 | Leadership
Many people talk about the notion of work-life balance, but I have come to believe this is a fraught concept. Not only can you find thrill and fulfillment from working at full tilt, it turns out that life is work, too. Like many aphorisms, we tend to believe it...
by Minter Dial | Jul 17, 2019 | Business, Leadership
A few years ago I started to think about the most untapped levers of productivity in business being empathy, sleep and purpose, which I have converted into the acronym ESP. I penned a blog post in 2018 that summarized my opinion. It turns out that, beyond the data...
by Minter Dial | Jun 20, 2019 | Blockchain, Leadership
It’s rather amazing how frequently the words “fake” and “authentic” appear in published articles or are mentioned in talks about our digitally infused world. Ironically, though, these two words seem rarely to be mentioned in the same...
by Minter Dial | May 29, 2019 | Digital Transformation, Leadership, Sports
In March 2011, I wrote a piece about the vortex of the 37th year. At the time of writing it, I was 46 years old and was reflecting back on my critical 37th year. I was 37 in 2001, running the professional haircare brand, Redken 5th Ave NYC, worldwide, part of the...
