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Marrakesh Airport Passport Control – Government 2.0?

by | May 26, 2009 |

At the airport of Marrakesh, Morocco, as we were leaving, I snapped this photograph (above) of the "official" sortie. The Passport Control desk has a sign above it in three languages. The French is given prime real estate. I trust the Arabic is spelt correctly....

Epi Dupin Paris — Still Delights

by | May 23, 2009 |

We made a last minute decision and reservation at L'Epi Dupin, 11, rue Dupin in the 6th arrondissement (Paris).  For a restaurant that began in 1995 and which we learned about living in London via the London Times, this restaurant continues to be running on all...

Roland Garros 2009 — Recycling of tennis balls

by | May 22, 2009 |

This year, Roland Garros and the French Federation of Tennis (FFT) have launched a programme ("Operation Balle Jaune") to recycle the used tennis balls as part of a Sustainable Development program.  There are 14 million balls sold every year in France and,...

A weekend in Sunny, Windy, Rainy Dorset

by | May 19, 2009 |

We spent last weekend in sunny, windy, & rainy Dorset, around the wedding of my dear old friend, Tom. Using our Tom-Tom to find Tom was something of a leitmotif for the weekend as we drove around endless country roads hidden from cows' views by huge parallel...

NHL Stanley Cup Conference Semi-Finals 2009

by | May 13, 2009 |

This year, three of the four NHL Conference semi-final matchups are going to the seventh and deciding game, with the other (Chicago Blackhawks over Vancouver Canucks 4-2) going six. All the teams are matched up as evenly as even can be. Other than San Jose's first...

Year of the Comma – An Existential Comment

by | May 9, 2009 |

2,009 versus 2009 When you need to write two thousand and nine, as in "five thousand years ago, two thousand and nine people participated in the world's first game of Twister" (they didn't), you might also write it as "5,000 years ago, 2,009 people participated in the...

Human Beatbox – Japanese 18 Year Old Stud

by | May 8, 2009 |

So, even if I think I have a wide range of musical tastes, I am clearly not fully up to date.  I have come finally "got" the phenomenon of Human Beatboxing.  And there I was, thinking that this was some violent sport.  If you have not seen human...

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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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