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,...
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Creating an Intentional Culture That Drives Success with Businessolver CEO Jon Shanahan
Minter Dialogue with Jon Shanahan Jon Shanahan is cofounder, President and CEO of Businessolver, an HR benefits administration solution that combines tech and service. Founded in 1998 with Sean McMurray, the organization is an industry leader and, under the helm of...
How to Develop Your Relationships through the Lens of Aristotelian Philosophy
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...
Making Every Breath Count with Ryan Shekell (MDE428)
Minter Dialogue with Ryan Shekell Ryan Shekell is host of the Every Breath Counts podcast and an inspirational leader at work and in life. Ryan was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) at the age of 18. Today, at 38, he continues to beat the odds. Ryan's an inspiration...
Crafting My Foundational Principles: Relevancy, Relativity, Responsibility
Buzzwords are a dime a dozen these days, especially when it comes leadership, marketing and to driving business, in general. If you had to list all the words that circulate endlessly on blogs and stream out of experts' mouths, at the top you probably would start with...
Leadership Skills and Customer Engagement with Pegasystems’ Hayden Stafford, President Global Client Engagement (MDE427)
Minter Dialogue with Hayden Stafford Hayden Stafford is President of Global Client Engagement at Pegasystems, whose software is designed to help enterprises make better decisions through a scalable architecture and low-code platform. In this conversation, we discuss...
Are You On Purpose?
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 berates his sous-chef...
Let’s See Where Your Manners Will Take You with Donald G James, NASA Leader and Author (MDE426)
Minter Dialogue with Donald G James Donald G. James, an executive leader, communicator and author who led a thirty-five-year career at NASA. His recent book co-written with his brother Dennis, Manners Will take You Where Brains and Money Won't, deals with an important...
The Pandemic – A Tale of Two Ha(l)ves
A divided and existential experience This pandemic has allowed many of us more time and new reason to think. It seems that time went through some kind of vortex as we slowed down to deal with the sanitary issues. Our appreciation of time evolved, too. Sure, we...
Digital Makeover and Transformation at L’Oréal with Marie Taillard
Minter Dialogue with Marie Taillard Dr. Marie Taillard is a French-American senior marketing academic and business leader, faculty member at ESCP Business School and co-author with Béatrice Collin of the brand new Digital Makeover: How L′Oréal Put People First to...
To Book Minter!
I’m Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the debate and energy, telling powerful stories and connecting people and ideas. My mission to insert more meaningfulness into our lives and at work. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding. I’m known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I’m the author of four award-winning books, including the second edition of my award-winning book, Heartificial Empathy (April 2023, available in English and French), You Lead published by Kogan Page that won the Business Book Award 2022, and Futureproof (FT-Press/Pearson) that won the Business Book Award 2018. I’m also the producer of the award-winning WWII book and documentary film The Last Ring Home.
My new project is Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that is being published weekly via Substack, which will be converted into a book end of 2023.