Having boarded a 6 a.m. flight in Guam, we arrived 3 1/2 hours later in Manila at 7:30 a.m., and headed straight north by car toward Banaue, to see the beautiful Ifugao rice terraces (acclaimed UNESCO historical site since 1995). The drive, as it turned out, was 10...
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Tourism in Manila, Philippines – Good spots to visit
A selection of sites and addresses to retain (or not) in Manila, Philippines In our two days touring Manila, we made a few decisive visits which I will share with you in case you have planned to go to Manila. On the cultural side, we had virtually a solo visit of the...
Review of Manila Hotel Philippines — December 2008
A historical landmark built in 1912, the 5***** Manila Hotel is a "venue for big events and grand aspirations" as is emblazoned all over the place, including in each room over the television. As for our two nights, just before Christmas, it was not exactly a grand...
BootB & Pratiks – Website Reviews
I have spent the morning looking at and rating two different "community" sites with different concepts: Bootb and Pratiks, with proof that not all sites are created equal. BOOTB - "unlimited creativity" www.bootb.com I discovered a new concept in the Internet world...
Incandescent Light Bulbs banned in Europe by 2012
The European Union voted in October 2008 to ban outright incandescent light bulbs which transform a miserable 5% of the electricity into light. On Monday this week, they published the timing for the suppression of these inefficient incandescent bulbs over the next...
Finding a CRM Voice – The Right Values, Meaning & Frequency
Customizing your Real Message & Finding a CRM Voice? As I mentioned in the prior post, I believe that the consumer world is in the midst of a true paradigm shift. In these dire economic times, there is a huge likelihood that the ongoing increase in the share of...
This Crisis will bring a Paradigm Shift on the Internet
Crisis, What Crisis? Bring forth the Internet As we spin into the depths of this worldwide economic crisis, the opportunity for companies to move to more efficient, effective and measurable marketing activities online seems perfectly obvious, if not natural. The time...
PostRank – Help from beyond
New URL and a new feature on the Blog This week, in case you didn't notice, I changed the URL of my blog to https://www.minterdial.com/ (I took out the blogspot, but the old blogspot address will continue to direct automatically). And, to accompany the change, I also...
Typing Skills & Games – Credit to Lester Thurow
Typing not Stereotyping - A True Way to Advance... I have often wondered how my life might have been different had I not learned to type quickly and accurately. I will never forget a lecture I attended by Lester Thurow, former professor of Economics and Dean at MIT,...
Defense Live Scan Virus Attack & Google’s New Promote/Remove
Out of every bad thing, something good! I was doing a scan on Google this morning and found a new link to my name. The link opened up in a new tab and immediately said it was searching for viruses, powered by "Microsoft Defense-Live-Scan." The dangerous site in...
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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