by Minter Dial | Feb 12, 2012 | Leadership, Social Media
Leadership under siege With all the changes under foot, between the economic and political crises, much less the upheaval in business caused by the new digital technologies, management is generally not in a comfortable position. Organizations are needing to transform...
by Minter Dial | Jan 31, 2012 | Leadership
Best practice is all about the experience Is best practice sharing actually possible? Certainly, by the number of times you hear the term bandied about in business conferences, you would expect the concept to be well rehearsed and successful. However, it is just not...
by Minter Dial | Jan 20, 2012 | Leadership
In search of the CEO Myndset In a world of economic crises, burgeoning competition, regulatory oversight and the revolution that is the Internet, I think it would be fair to say that the role of the CEO is under siege. The “strategic”...
by Minter Dial | Oct 7, 2011 | Leadership
Digital Evolution to Revolution This week, I attended the Hub Forum 2011, the 2nd edition of this new media executive congress. There was a stacked line-up of people on stage throughout the 1 1/2 days and a good-sized audience. On the social media front, there was...
by Minter Dial | Oct 3, 2011 | Leadership
The ghosts of Christmas past…This post is NOT about how to manage people’s online identities after they die, although this is surely a business add-on opportunity for funeral homes. Rather, I am thinking of the many sites where you might once have...
by Minter Dial | Sep 16, 2011 | Leadership
Gut & Data: Two sources of direction This post is inspired by a wonderful quote from Duncan Watts, of Yahoo Research, made on this McKinsey Quarterly podcast (May 2011): “Our enthusiasm for making predictions is matched only by our reluctance to be held...