by Minter Dial | Dec 13, 2016 | Leadership, Responsibility
When it comes down to culture clashes, the tussle over time often is most revealing. Think about how you gauge your own tardiness. How acceptable is it to be late when you are going to : a dinner with friends at their home?meet with a supplier?attend a conference...
by Minter Dial | Nov 1, 2016 | Leadership
C-suite managers are educated, trained and stubbornly married to Return on Investment (ROI). Of course, we have to make sure the business is profitable, but the obsession with profits first has significant downsides. As a result of a focus on ROI, all eyes are...
by Minter Dial | Oct 4, 2016 | Leadership, Responsibility
I recently met a French CEO who blew me away. From the outside, he didn’t exactly look like a digital geek. But, he has an Instagram account that, until recently, had more followers (10K+) than the main Instagram account of the VERY large organization he runs....
by Minter Dial | Sep 30, 2016 | Leadership, Responsibility
I listened to an ever fun and funky podcast interview by Marc Maron (WTF) with Katie Couric (episode 745).* The interviewer is interviewed and, in his habitual way, Marc manages to make it very personal and entertaining. As fun as his show is, it is always full of...
by Minter Dial | Sep 22, 2016 | Leadership, Responsibility
I love it when I hear certain executives say “we’re beginning to get it.” The good news is that there is a lot of movement in big business and many brands are beginning to “transform.” However, as was highlighted in the newly released...
