by Minter Dial | Jul 6, 2022 | Business, Health, Responsibility
Did you ever see the satirical musical, Oh, It’s A Lovely War? I had the pleasure of acting in a production at my high school (Eton) in England back in 1980. I had the role of an American profiteer, someone who was finding ways to benefit economically from World...
by Minter Dial | Dec 7, 2021 | Branding, Business
The other day, I was presented with a new start-up where the entrepreneur said he was going after a niche. The problem was that the niche was defined as everything to do with health — the entire health market. Even if you might ultimately have the ambition of a...
by Minter Dial | Nov 24, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Business, Ethics, Leadership, Marketing, Meaningfulness, Politics
The outlook for business is laced with dark clouds Over the past two years, governments have printed extraordinary sums of money to “buoy” the economy. In the process, the trend toward bigger government continues inexorably onward. In some countries, the government...
by Minter Dial | Jul 13, 2021 | Business, Entertainment, Leadership, Marketing
A memorable meeting with Ken Loach A few years ago, I had the great pleasure to address a powerhouse crowd assembled by Adobe France for the Fête du Cinéma. I was invited to present and screen my WWII documentary film, The Last Ring Home, in the presence of Ken Loach,...
by Minter Dial | Jul 7, 2021 | Business, Ethics, Marketing
How important is friendship for you? How strong are your relationships? These are two questions that have always been important but seem to be taking up a renewed and vital importance in a world of epidemic loneliness, acute mental health issues and a difficult work...
by Minter Dial | Apr 13, 2021 | Business, Leadership
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece, entitled “How Much Freedom and Privacy Are We Prepared to Forsake?”, that lays out how I see things playing out post pandemic. For all — from politicians to civilians, entrepreneurs and business executives — it...
