by Minter Dial | Aug 8, 2018 | Futureproof, Leadership
A Freakonomics podcast from Nov 2017 discussed how productivity gains (and exponential ideas) were grinding to a halt (“Are we running out of Ideas?”). At the very least, the idea of endless productivity gains was called into question. If Moore’s Law may have held...
by Minter Dial | Jul 26, 2018 | Futureproof, Leadership, Meaningfulness, Responsibility
How much responsibility do you take for your life and its current outcome? Chances are, you like me, have a self-awareness that is not as finely tuned as it needs to be. I certainly know I struggle with it myself! There are two primary choices in life: to accept...
by Minter Dial | Jul 15, 2018 | Leadership, Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue with Esra Dogramaci Esra Dogramaci works at the intersection of politics, international relations, communications and all things digital. Presently, the senior editor, digital at Deutsche Welle, Esra has worked as a consultant for the BBC, as a new...
by Minter Dial | Jul 3, 2018 | Education, Leadership
I arrived in Fontainebleau (France) on the heels of a lot of travel, to return to where I spent a marvellous year at the INSEAD Business School. Truth be told, the reunion spirit started virtually well before thanks to Facebook and WhatsApp; and the first encounter...
by Minter Dial | May 17, 2018 | Leadership, Marketing, Responsibility
To accept imperfection is perhaps the most complicated of attitudes to adopt in business. It’s almost antithetical to everything senior business executives have been trained to do. In some regards, however, I would suggest it’s a core mindset for an...
by Minter Dial | Apr 24, 2018 | Digital Transformation, Leadership
Many companies have decided that being customer centric is the new way forward. Some brands — most notably Zappos and owner Amazon — discovered quite a while ago how powerful being customer centric is. To wit, it’s Amazon’s mission to be the...
