Minter Dialogue Episode #107 This interview is with Justin Brown, co-founder with Mark Bakacs of Ideapod, a social platform for collecting and amplifying ideas that matter. It’s a really interesting initiative that has just opened a beta version. There are already...
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Do you have a purpose that can drive innovation?
I wrote recently about the innovation-confidentiality conundrum and how the code or veil of secrecy can have a negative impact on the spirit of creativity and innovation. The main point of that article was to invite senior management to make...
Business Cards For The Digitally Minded: How To Avoid Sending The Wrong Signals
I sometimes marvel at how the business card remains so prevalent in this digitally connected world. The are numerous ways to create and exchange virtual digital cards, via specific apps (e.g. Qikshare), emails with an attached VCF or an aggregated service (e.g....
Gregory Pouy, talking digital transformation in big business (MDE106)
Minter Dialogue Episode #106 This interview is with Gregory Pouy, one of the better known digital marketing experts in France, and recently cited as the top 70 rising social media stars worldwide by the phenomenal Mark Schaeffer. Greg has been working with...
The innovation – confidential conundrum : how to foster a dynamic spirit of innovation?
In business, we often have to navigate between opposing forces. Take the need for confidentiality versus the spirit of innovation. There are some things that must be kept under wraps. For example, it might be a secret recipe, a pending new product launch or a...
Personal Invitation and how to screw up your CRM program
For many brands and marketing teams in businesses around the world, there is terrific pressure to improve performance. Many a marketing strategy blueprint will include projects with bold Calls to Action, such as: Optimize CRM program Increase conversion rates Drive...
What Place Does Emotion Have In Leadership? The Urgent Case For Leading By Example In Digital Transformation
Executives and business leaders in general are conditioned to be rational. Schools are designed to imbue knowledge. Shareholders pay for performance. Money is counted in numbers. Information is power. And yet... The power of true leadership is run through the...
The incredible USS Trout story …lives on through Tim McCoy
Over the last 20 years, I have had the chance to meet a number of members of the Greatest Generation. It's been a mission (if not an obsession) of mine. My purpose for the large part has been to find and meet people who knew or were somewhere near my...
Why transparency is a deeply strategic issue for all, including as individuals and for brands
Having just attended the Freedom & Solidarity Forum, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, one of the recurring themes of the day was transparency. In today's connected world, the notion of transparency is being discussed -- if not called...
Long-term vision with bold actions – is it your mantra?
Bringing sense to business At the Freedom & Solidarity Forum, taking inspiration from Operation Overlord and the D-Day Landings, Brian Gallagher, President and CEO at United Way, said: "We need a long-term vision with bold actions. Our endeavors must be values (or...

To Book Minter!
I’m Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the debate and energy, telling powerful stories and connecting people and ideas. My mission to insert more meaningfulness into our lives and at work. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding. I’m known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I’m the author of four award-winning books, including the second edition of my award-winning book, Heartificial Empathy (April 2023, available in English and French), You Lead published by Kogan Page that won the Business Book Award 2022, and Futureproof (FT-Press/Pearson) that won the Business Book Award 2018. I’m also the producer of the award-winning WWII book and documentary film The Last Ring Home.
My new project is Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that is being published weekly via Substack, which will be converted into a book end of 2023.










