by Minter Dial | Jun 25, 2021 | Leadership, Meaningfulness
Purpose is a word with many definitions. Or least with many interpretations. Just think of the chiding parent who says to their child: “Now, Jimmy, did you do that on purpose?” Or the kid who asks, “What’s the purpose of a wasp? Or the chef who...
by Minter Dial | Jun 11, 2021 | Leadership, Meaningfulness, Responsibility, WWII
Are you an on-time kind of person or one who is typically running late? I certainly strive to be the former, albeit not with 100% success. No one’s perfect, but whenever I hear someone start a sentence with “Sorry for being (or replying) late” or...
by Minter Dial | May 11, 2021 | Blockchain, Ethics, Meaningfulness, Politics
To be labelled as tribal these days is frequently considered a bad thing. Tribalism has negative connotations. At a minimum, it’s associated with driving a gap between “us and them” and often suggests some form of sense of superiority. At its worst,...
by Minter Dial | May 6, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber Security, Futureproof, Marketing
I attended the Pega World Inspire 2021 which, for the second year in a row, was held online. Let’s hope in 2022, it’ll be back in person (Las Vegas!). It was, overall, a highly polished and high-speed 2.5-hour affair with a lot of content delivered. I...
by Minter Dial | Apr 28, 2021 | Branding, Ethics, Marketing, Meaningfulness
With purpose being all the rage these days, it’s normal to start hearing about wild and crazy purposes being bandied about. On one end of the scale, you’ve got grand missions like: “To stop Ocean Plastic by gathering a billion people together to monetize...
by Minter Dial | Mar 12, 2021 | Business, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Health, Leadership, Meaningfulness, 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...