This year’s entering college class of 2016 was born into cyberspace and they have therefore measured their output in the fundamental particles of life: bits, bytes, and bauds. They have come to political consciousness during a time of increasing doubts about America’s...
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Aside from the grand opening and closing shows, the resounding success of the whole event and overall excitement, the 2012 London Olympics were marked by three stand-out phenomena that all speak to an opening up of the world. Most notably, it was the first time that...
How to download Facebook birthday dates into Google Calendar (or iCal, Outlook…)
Having just experienced the onslaught of digital birthday wishes, I thought about downloading the birthdays of all my Facebook friends. Whether or not Facebook continues to allow us to do so is up for grabs. If you'd rather be safe than sorry, then here's how to do...
What does the Fortune Global 500 listing say about your country?
I read over the latest Fortune Global 500, released July 23, 2012, and wondered how people tend to read this issue. Presumably, CEOs take immense pride by being part of this list. But, for you and me and other regular Joe's and Jane's, what is your takeaway when you...
Top 10 Reasons Why Empathy Is A Bad Idea For Business
People talk quite a lot about empathy as an important quality of modern leaders. There are blogs and sites vaunting its beneficial powers (See below for a good list of resources). The issue is that empathy is not a natural skill. It takes time to develop...
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On the heels of the bloody 2Q earnings report by Facebook, the subject of the Facebook phone has become a hot topic, promptly denied by Mark Zuckerberg. The question of the Facebook phone garners a good amount of negativity, probably associated with a fear for...
Money is no object? How to find the funds for digital marketing
When talking digital marketing with companies, I tend to come across two general postures: those who are fighting for more funds and more people (to man the keyboards) and those who have been assigned the task of bulking up their digital marketing efforts. Unfunded...
Facebook earnings report: Earning our respect, still? What of a premium account?
As Facebook prepares for its first quarterly earnings (2Q) report (Yahoo News), Zuckerberg and Co. are going to be confronted with managing the third audience -- shareholders -- to whom all public companies need to communicate in a quarterly ritual. Aside from...
Offsetting Google dependency, an upsetting thought?
Having just listened to the podcast interview by Daniel Rowles (Target Internet) of Dr Dave Chaffey, I was intrigued by the concept of avoiding reliance on Google for your business. Is it possible or desirable to avoid Google for your business? What Dave and Daniel...
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 last major published project was Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that was published weekly via Substack, over 79 weeks. I am currently working on a new book, The Avatar Trap.
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