Back in January 2007, I wrote about my absolute favourite cheese, Cornish Yarg (write up from the Cornish producer, Lynher Dairies). On a recent trip to my favourite fromage shop in London: La Fromagerie on Moxon Street, I picked up this beautiful specimen (pictured)....
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Marketing Guns for Jobs in Paris?
Paris de la diversité et du premier emploi - translates (with a play on words in the first word Paris which also means bets/betting) into: "Betting on diversity and a first job." This advertisement is for a forum in Paris (June 12th, 2008) to help young people -- with...
Winning The Boat Race – Lessons in Leadership & Teamwork
Leadership means getting the team to row in the same direction! In Time Magazine’s December 3, 2007 issue, I read with great passion the article “Ready All, Row” [article no longer online] by Thomas K. Grose (so much so that I cut out the article and am still keen to...
Robert Fahey takes 9th Real (Court) Tennis World Championship
Robert Fahey is a name that many of you will not know. But in the annals of sports, he will surely have to feature prominently for his latest exploit. He has accomplished the outstanding feat of 9 consecutive world Real (or Court for the Americans) Tennis championship...
Lyon defeat PSG in Coupe de France
Olympique Lyonnais double up on PSG in the Coupe de France 2008, but is the French Ligue really competitive? Having watched the Manchester United vs Chelsea in the European Champions Cup Final this week (prior post here), this Olympique Lyon (OL) v PSG Coupe de France...
Manchester United slip by Chelsea in Champions League Final 2008
In Moscow last night, it was high drama as Manchester United downed Chelsea FC in penalties 6-5 in the European Champions League Final last night after a 1-1 game (regulation and overtime). Man U won when they should not have. Although they scored first and dominated...
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Educational Systems
How to get rid of the bad apples? As much as I would love to continue praising the great teachers in my life, it occurs to me that many countries feel that their educational systems are in dire straits. With my Franco - Anglo - American educational upbringing, I want...
Brazil 1, USA 1 – Tit for Tat Visa Treatment
I recently experienced first hand the consequences of bad diplomatic blood between the USA and Brazil. It's a case of fingerprinting turned into finger-pointing...gone wrong. In short, the Brazilian Consulate did everything it could to delay my visa which mean that,...
An alter ego – The Dials on Vinyl
Ever get the feeling you missed out on something in life with the career that you chose? Well, I have always enjoyed a few passions on the side, including writing and music. If I were to have created a band, I think to myself, what band would that have been? What name...
Alain Robert – Modern Spiderman Climbs 4 Climate Change
Alain Robert - Super Spiderman Scales Skyscrapers for Climate Change On an ABC World News webcast from 4/15/08, I heard about Alain Robert, the proverbial fou furieux. Robert, a Frenchman, is as close as you will get to a real Spiderman...without the web (but, you CAN...
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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