by Minter Dial | Jan 15, 2009 | Leadership, Sports
Cricket as Life – A philosophy to follow Considering the space that sports has taken in my life, I can hardly help thinking that sports are, at the same time, a part of my life as well as a microcosm of life itself. I have written on several occasions in the...
by Minter Dial | Nov 29, 2008 | Social Media
Typing not Stereotyping – A True Way to Advance… I have often wondered how my life might have been different had I not learned to type quickly and accurately. I will never forget a lecture I attended by Lester Thurow, former professor of Economics and Dean...
by Minter Dial | Nov 12, 2008 | Leadership
The World Economic Forum have just released the results of the Global Gender Gap Report 2008. There are a few surprising facets to this WEF report, now in its third year, authored by Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Centre for International Development, Harvard University,...
by Minter Dial | Sep 25, 2008 | Leadership, Politics
President Nicolas Sarkozy made a startlingly strong speech tonight (September 25, 2008) in Toulon, at the Zenith, in front of 4,000 people. His speech was marked by personal engagement & responsibility, a bold acknowledgment of the unpopularity of certain of his...
by Minter Dial | Sep 22, 2008 | Leadership, Politics
We all need a role model. Call it a (Wo-)Man’s Condition.* I have found this true for me in life as well as in work. Among other things, a role model or icon helps to inspire you and shape your response to unknown situations; and it is in those moments that...