Possibly, this blog's title will stir a few of you! I was walking behind a woman on the street the other day on the way to work when I noticed this woman's hand (with a lit cigarette in it) come down by her side. She vaguely waved it in the direction of an oncoming...
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Coming of Age – L’Age a Venir
La chaine Arte a passé une émission très intéressante hier soir concernant le vieillissement de l'Europe (sans oublier la Russie où en plus l'espérance de vie est en train de chuter). L’émission projetait la société en 2030. Voir http://www.arte.tv/ Entre des scènes...
Politics at Home… Dinner Theme #40
A couple of weeks ago, we hosted what we believe (counted in the same way I count the number of Dead shows I went) was the about the 40th themed dinner party we have hosted, we went for the BIG one: a political dinner party. The invitees were asked to come as if they...
The more you know…
You have all heard the notion "the more you know, the more you know you don't know." First, I agree entirely and have been fortunate to not let this impede my curiosity. This leads me to the dinner* conversation we had last night when I suggested, with an air of...
Stock markets : Tokyo vs NYSE
The Figaro newspaper on 20 March published a thorough audit of France. Very interesting if only that it doesn't seem to scream out what is needed to change around the situation (stagnant growth, etc.). While reading the audit, I came across stats on various stock...
The (Grateful) Dead
Hard to believe that I haven't done a special entry for the dear Dead. They remain a feature of my everyday life, lodged in some 20GB (thanks Charlie) of my IPOD which, in turn, is lodged in the glove box of my car. I get a little lift every time I go to work and a...
12 Angry Presidential Candidates… French Elections
Twelve Angry Men needs to be modified to Twelve Angry Men and Women. With the news out this morning that 12 candidates have officially been accepted for the upcoming first round of the French Presidential elections. Encouraging that 4 of the candidates are women. More...
Taxis in Paris
Can't think of an industry that does less to please its clients than Parisian taxis. The list of challenges is long: bad attitudes, no responsibility (central authority metes out no punishment), cost, unavailability... The thing that got me so riled up this morning...
Massage… message
There are certain people that come into your lives and begin to occupy "space"... In the most positive of manners, Marie Vic, our Filipino massage therapist, is now a weekly feature and even the kids have begun to relish the idea of a short massage before bedtime. As...
Going public
I decided to send out a message about this very blog to my closer friends around the world... shamelessly promoting the blog or just wanting to reach out? Either way, will enjoy hearing your thoughts of the blog as new vehicle for having worldwide (hopefully...

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.










