by Minter Dial | Jun 20, 2014 | Leadership, WWII
I wrote recently about the innovation-confidentiality conundrum and how the code or veil of secrecy can have a negative impact on the spirit of creativity and innovation. The main point of that article was to invite senior management to make...
by Minter Dial | Jun 10, 2014 | Leadership
Executives and business leaders in general are conditioned to be rational. Schools are designed to imbue knowledge. Shareholders pay for performance. Money is counted in numbers. Information is power. And yet… The power of true leadership is run through the...
by Minter Dial | May 19, 2014 | Marketing
In recent discussions, I have found that there is a good deal of cynicism about the notion of branding. As companies continue to plough head and shoulder into the digital transformation ‘project’, the issue of company culture inevitably becomes front...
by Minter Dial | Feb 18, 2014 | Leadership
You have to assume that, by now, most Human Resources departments have a keen eye on what is being said about their company (Google alerts, TweetAlarm, etc). One way to know with more or less impunity is via the portal Glass Door. Glassdoor is your free inside look at...
by Minter Dial | Jan 14, 2014 | Leadership
When you close your eyes and imagine the sound of a barking dog, what does it conjure up for you? Context rules Is the image in your mind of a cute and cuddly dog you owned or own? Is it the neighbor’s annoying miniature schnauzer? Was it a snarly...