I receive, I would estimate, about 35 non-work related more or less 'old fashioned' messages a day via the multiple communications services to which I am subscribed: hotmail, gmail, Facebook, Linkedin, etc. When taken alongside the 100+ mails received daily at work, I...
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The Ultimate Way – Doing it in Slow Motion
A Search for the Ultimate “Way” in Sports, Business and Life When people refer to the Great One, Mario or Cosby, or then again Michael Jordan, Bjorn Borg or Tiger Woods, one would not be surprised to think that they all share a hidden talent. The hidden or invisible...
Obamania Worldwide – The Dreams & The Reality
Obamania and other reflections on a Sunday morning The effect of the Obama victory overseas has been impressive. Much like the initial outpouring after September 11th, 2001, since November 5th, 2008, I have come across a newfound sense of support for the US from many...
Global Gender Gap 2008 Report – Who’s on Top?
The World Economic Forum have just released the results of the Global Gender Gap Report 2008. There are a few surprising facets to this WEF report, now in its third year, authored by Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Centre for International Development, Harvard University,...
Common Factors in Web 2.0 & Sustainable Development
Web 2.0 and Sustainable Development - A Way of Life Via personal predilection and, as it happens, in my work, I am embedded in Web 2.0 functionality. When I take a helicopter view of web 2.0, especially as it applies to the corporate world, I associate the 2.0...
The Grand Divide Between Education & Teaching
The difference between Educating and Teaching... and the emptiness inside I have decided to translate into English a post I did in French over the weekend due to the interesting discussion that it provoked. An article, entitled (for you francophones) « Il y a un...
Tottenham HotSpurs draw with Arsenal in fabulous 4-4 draw
A set of midweek games last night cannot be overshadowed by the Phillies victory in the World Series 2008. My Liverpool Reds continued their great progress this season with a 1-0 win over Portsmouth courtesy of a Gerrard spot kick. But the match of the night was the...
Philadelphia Phillies World Series 2008 Winners
I have not made a secret that I am a Philadelphia sports fan. I have also written about how miserable it has been supporting the losingest set of teams in the US. I wrote an article in Sportingo that received some serious flack, establishing the poor combined...
Cicero, the Roman Statesman, Called for a Balanced Budget …
Cicero Called for Balancing the Budget ... 2000 years ago Cicero, the Roman statesman (106BC-43BC) is said to have said the following: "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should...
English Words Being Removed from the Collins Dictionary
The Wisdom of Winnowing Words? I have often read, with keen interest, about the addition of new words to a language, typically to French and English where I can gauge the novelty, meaning and importance of the word(s) in question. Last week, however, I came across a...
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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