by Minter Dial | Mar 11, 2013 | Leadership
Great leadership is undoubtedly rare. Establishing the best leadership credentials is a tricky task for any board. Every culture has their preferences, and it would be foolish to suggest that the best perceived schools are bad credentials anywhere....
by Minter Dial | Feb 5, 2013 | Branding
The Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson is a masterpiece, albeit below par compared to Isaacson’s other biographies. The book was published in November 2011, only a month after the death of Steve Jobs (October 5, 2011), so timing was of the essence....
by Minter Dial | Jan 13, 2013 | Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue #48 Through the looking glass This interview is with Brian Solis, author of Engage!, The End of Business as Usual as well as the marvelous Conversation Prism (right, and now in its third version). In this podcast, recorded in Paris ahead of the...
by Minter Dial | Nov 19, 2012 | Leadership
Do you get it? In these changing times and an evident sense of disorientation, we are quick to latch on to success stories. There is a certain urgency to get “it” as if there were a magic wand, single solution. We will want to draw lessons learned and...
by Minter Dial | Sep 25, 2010 | Branding
A book I wish I had written! “Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead” (Amazon). Talk about a book that I wish I had written. As a long time fan of the Dead (“Deadhead”) and a travelling businessman, I feel like my involvement with the Dead...