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, 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...
