by Minter Dial | Dec 21, 2014 | Cyber Security, Leadership, Responsibility
We live in an increasingly transparent world, like it or not. In the wake of the SONY hack attack, I have been ruminating about the request by the company for the media NOT to broadcast the private (and embarrassing) emails. In September, when the Apple iCloud was...
by Minter Dial | Dec 2, 2014 | Leadership
Perhaps they are (or were) geeks, but I believe Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos’ obsession with being the biggest beta user of new products defined their success and is something of which all top executives — almost no matter the business —...
by Minter Dial | Nov 30, 2014 | Leadership, Minter Dialogue
Minter Dialogue Episode #123 — This podcast is a little different as my intended guest had an urgency. So, in this podcast, I talk about my three biggest life lessons and the implications I see for business. We’ll be talking about sleep, women’s studies,...
by Minter Dial | Nov 24, 2014 | Leadership
There are a lot of misconceptions about “digital” that certainly make executing a digital transformation programme feel rather titanesque. It doesn’t help that far too many executives have clung on to old communication habits. Some executives can be...
by Minter Dial | Nov 19, 2014 | Leadership
Driving your brand’s point of difference When you work for a large organization with many sub-brands, where people tend to cycle through brands as part of career advancement, it’s a fact that brand differentiation becomes hard to maintain. As a...
by Minter Dial | Oct 31, 2014 | Leadership
As brands and organizations try to come to grips with the “omnichannel” customer and make customer centricity a reality, it is evident that there is no clear-cut solution or single path to success. The complications are legion, especially when the...