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36 hour weeks for kids

by | Jun 16, 2007 | ,

I think working less for "living" more is a wonderful ambition -- afterwards there are economics and lifestyle choices & values that come into play. However, recently, I counted up how many hours my son works for his schooling. And the irony is that, with 26.25...

Dopey dope, hamsters on drugs

by | Jun 14, 2007 |

Okay, try this new film pitch: the "Cosmic Comedy of Errors" meets "Vaudevillian Shaggy Dog." If you have seen either of those films, then you are clearly deluded. If you haven't seen (or don't remember seeing) either of those films, it's ok. They are fabrication...

Euro’s strength – Export hell

by | Jun 14, 2007 | ,

For all the griping about the "weak" economy in France, it is sometimes hard to rationalize here the heady euro-dollar exchange rate where today 1 Euro = $1.3295 (as well as the euro strength against the yen [1 Euro = Y162.853]). And, despite Spain (Europe's fourth...

Paris to New York by train

by | Jun 14, 2007 |

Got to love these ads by the French national train company SNCF. They have a web-based travel agency voyages-SNCF that is advertising travel (needing air) to certain worldwide destinations based on the names of certain French villages. The campaign first appeared last...

When Religion Meets Philanthropy

by | Jun 14, 2007 |

Whenever I go visit a historical church, there is generally some kind of fund raising action going on for the Church. I tend, thus, to think that the Church is in need of funds. In today's world, therefore, it's quite an interesting concept that a Church should be in...

O 2 Marry a Geek

by | Jun 12, 2007 | ,

Well, what goes around comes around. I enjoyed this BBC story about how geeks are the new highly sought-after prospective husbands in India. Notwithstanding, of course, the old fashioned component of the practice, it is still funny to see that the Geek is the new...

Saving the oldies

by | Jun 12, 2007 |

I am of the generation that began my teen years with vinyl 33 & 45 RPM records and audio tape cassettes (dolby). Eight-track were still used in certain rental cars (in the US) and the 78 RPM could be played on my sparkling Sony record player, but mostly to learn...

Nadal trumps Federer on Clay again – Roland Garros

by | Jun 11, 2007 |

Somehow, it wasn't exactly an exciting match. There was, despite the ludicrous (16/17) number of missed break points for Federer, an inevitability to the Nadal win (6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4) at the '07 French Open Finals. The 59 unforced errors by Federer made him look quite...

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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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