by Minter Dial | Mar 12, 2021 | Business, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Health, Leadership, Meaningfulness, Mental Health, Politics, Social Media
I don’t often write about politics, even less do I tend to express strong opinions about my political leanings. However, as a leader and brand marketer, it’s impossible for me to stand by with what is happening these days. The fact is that anyone who...
by Minter Dial | Mar 2, 2021 | Leadership, Meaningfulness, Responsibility
It’s funny how when you re-read some texts, you can all of a sudden make totally different sense of it. In a time where capitalism is being raked over the coals by certain sets of society, I was delighted to rediscover Karl Marx’s concept of alienation. In...
by Minter Dial | Feb 24, 2021 | Business, Ethics, Futureproof, Leadership, Meaningfulness
The subject of purpose in business has become almost commonplace in discussions these days. I certainly have seen a lot of conversations online and, more recently, rooms on Clubhouse centered on the notion of developing purpose. The intentions are inevitably pleasant...
by Minter Dial | Dec 9, 2020 | Business, Leadership, Meaningfulness
What If Now Is What? Have you ever been in a meeting where, just as it’s finishing, someone pipes up, “Ok, so now what?” It happens quite often, right? I recall many times where I ended up, after attending a meeting, not having the slightest clue of...
by Minter Dial | Nov 28, 2020 | Leadership, Meaningfulness
As a kid, I remember the thrill of receiving presents. The anticipation and surprise at opening the wrapped gifts lying there until Christmas Day. I loved receiving. Not that I mind receiving gifts, but those days seem to be behind me. And that’s a good thing on...
by Minter Dial | Sep 1, 2020 | Branding, Meaningfulness, Responsibility
Being a “brand guy,” I tend to look at businesses through the lens of branding: what does the brand stand for? how strong is its brand? But, what exactly is a brand? Can any/every company or business actually be a brand? How can one build up a brand? In...
