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Shimon Peres in Paris leaves Champs Elysees Empty

by | Mar 11, 2008 |

The Israeli President, Shimon Peres, was welcomed to Paris today with great pomp & circumstance. It was also with a great holdup in terms of traffic throughout large sections of the west side of Paris. Walking to the office, I was held up at a crossroads nearby...

Human Touch and the Anti-Facebook Trend

by | Mar 9, 2008 | ,

Will a robot ever have the human touch? As I wrote in a prior post, I was highly disappointed after being called only a “reasonable geek” in a rather comprehensive (if marginally outdated) Geek Test at InnerGeek. As much as I am a reasonable geek and am thirsty for...

RIP Firebrand closes down

by | Mar 9, 2008 | ,

In one of the quicker demises, Firebrand TV has had to close down (March 5 2008). Launched with quite a lot of hype back in October 2007, the site now writes the following: The investors (including Ion, the cable operator on which Firebrand broadcast) apparently...

Barcelona’s City Bicycle Program – Nice Bicing

by | Mar 5, 2008 |

Barcelona features--like Paris' oh so grey Vélib or London's bright yellow OYBike--a city-sponsored rent-a-bicycle-easily program called Bicing. The small-wheeled red bicycles (photo to right) can be remarked easily, being ridden by mostly Barcelona citizens on grey...

Barcelona – Some sites, restaurants & factoids

by | Mar 1, 2008 |

Culinary delights in Barcelona Barcelona is wondrous city offering an architectural feast at every corner, with a mixture of buildings dating back to the Roman times (down in the Gothic part of town) all the way through to contemporary masterpieces (Modernisme Route...

You Don’t Need an Ipod or Itunes to podcast

by | Feb 25, 2008 |

For all the talk of podcasting, for most people there remains a large belief that it is "complicated" to listen to a podcast, much less make one. So, a couple of reassuring blogs/sites and a YouTube song [no more talking] for those of you who would like to jump in!...

Philadephia Flyers’ Losing Streak Continues

by | Feb 24, 2008 | ,

Well, Philly fans, here we are in the midst of another stinging Philadelphia Flyers' losing streak. The Philadelphia Flyers are now winless in a franchise-tying 10 games in a row, have lost the services of LW Simon Gagne ("A") for the season and now have lost their...

Great Teachers in my Life

by | Feb 20, 2008 | ,

So, who were my inspiring teachers? I remember the great teachers in my life as if it were yesterday that I was sitting in their classroom and reveling in the learning. I have been blessed to have had six standout teachers whom I will honour today in the post below....

Geek Test

by | Feb 19, 2008 |

Ayant passé le Geek Test en entier (English version of the test innergeek v3.1) pour savoir à quel niveau de Geek suis-je, je découvre à ma grosse déception qu'avec 1811 points, je ne suis juste qu’un « REASONABLE GEEK». Autrement dit, je suis un geek raisonnable...

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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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