Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter Dialogue

Minter Dialogue with Rae ShanahanRae Shanahan is the CEO at Innovation Works, and Chief Strategy Officer of Businessolver, Benefits Administration technology. At Innovation Works, they support incubating new business strategies and opportunities focused on delivering delight to our clients and their employees. In this conversation with Rae, we discuss some of the key findings in the new Businessolver 2023 State of Workplace Empathy, in its 8th annual iteration. We talk about how the survey came to be. We explore why HR managers are feeling so burned out, how to measure empathy, the optimistic bubble of CEOs, why to hold ideas lightly and why empathy is not a weakness, despite what CEOs fear.If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.Show notes are here: https://www.minterdial.com/2023/07/rae-shanahan/

Minter Dialogue with Dr Michael BanissyMichael Banissy BSc, MSc, PhD is a Professor and Head of Psychological Science at the University of Bristol. An expert in social interactions and relationships, Michael has worked as a social neuroscientist for over ten years. He studies affection, communication, empathy, sleep, and touch. He's author of a timely book, "When We Touch, Handshakes, Hugs, High Fives and the new science of why touch matters" (Hachette). In this conversation, we discuss his route to becoming an expert of touch, his associated interest in empathy, the role of touch in our upbringing, insights into the effects of the policies of the Covid pandemic, and how we all have different touch profiles and personalities. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Minter Dialogue with Bob HunterBob Hunter is the founder of Oxford Pierpont, based out of Atlanta GA, serving small businesses by providing the essential services required for any business to launch in a modern, interconnected world. In this discussion, we explore his entrepreneurial journey, how he overcame adversity, battling significant health challenges, and created a very successful consulting company. We look at his philosophy, how he's accumulated such a long client list of recognisable brand names. Along the way, we gain some great insights and perspective.  If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Minter Dialogue with Ulrik NerløeUlrik Nerløe is the Chief Energy Officer at Unified People ApS, a pioneer in heart leadership, founder of Invenio Lab, a public speaker and a bestselling author, having published "The Life Bridge, Your journey from an unconscious to a conscious life," as well as "The Energy Path, the Art of Leading with Love." In this conversation, we discuss his journey to becoming focused on heart leadership, how and when does one establish one's purposes, dreams and values, how does one measure success.If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Minter Dialogue with Mike LintonMike Linton is a veteran Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, having been part of the senior teams at such big brands as Ancestry, Ebay and Best Buy. He's currently an active Board Member, Consultant, Speaker and Host of the CMO Confidential Podcast (part of the Evergreen Network). In this conversation, we discuss the state of branding today, the place for and importance of purpose, building community, privacy, the potential for AI to impact marketing and sales and much more based on his wide-ranging experience.If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Minter Dialogue with Dr Baris SerifsoyBaris Serifsoy holds a Doctoral degree in Finance from Goethe University Frankfurt and the Diplom Kaufmann degree from the University of Regensburg, as well as an MBA degree. He has 20+ years of experience in wealth management and investment banking in 3 countries and is currently partner at GreenCap where he advises on M&A transaction in the renewable energy space. He's also coauthor with Nick Perryman of "Leadership in Wealth, Mastering the opportunities of wealth in your family, firm and society," which came out in Jan 2023. In this conversation, we discuss his book, the ways that leadership is different when you're wealthy, how to establish and keep trust, how to transmit your business, values and fortune, what constitutes and keeps happiness when you're wealthy.  If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Minter Dialogue with Reverend Rob SchenckOver his 40+-year career, Rob Schenck has become known as an accessible public theologian. An ordained evangelical minister, he has directed a home for recovering heroin addicts, led pastoral and missionary work around the globe, took a 2000-mile walk to Mexico to benefit some of the poorest people on earth, and spent 30 years as an influential political activist on the religious right that put him at the epicenter of some of the US' most pivotal moments. In 2015, Rob was the subject of "The Armor of Light," Abigail Disney’s Emmy-winning documentary film examining Evangelicals and the gun culture, putting him in the crosshairs of controversy. Rob is also the author of the widely-read book, "Costly Grace: An Evangelical Minister’s Rediscovery of Faith, Hope and Love," published by Harper. For the last several years, Rob founded and ran the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute to continue the work Bonhoeffer began in reforming the evangelical church. In this conversation, we discuss his life's work, the film, his experiences in holding intimate conversations with US presidents, Supreme Court justices and senior politicians, as well as with God. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.Show notes: https://www.minterdial.com/2023/06/rob-schenck/

Minter Dialogue with Oscar TrimboliOscar Trimboli is a speaker, author, listener, and an award-winning podcaster, who is also head of the Coaching Faculty at The Marketing Academy in Australia. He's the author of the PageTwo published, "How to Listen, Discover the hidden key to better communication," that came out in October 2022. In this conversation, we discuss his journey to become a great listener, how to encode listening into machines, the link between empathy and listening and between empathy and disagreement, the self-awareness bias, listening with our eyes and much more.If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.Show notes are here: https://www.minterdial.com/2023/06/oscar-trimboli/

Minter Dialogue with Dr Alex BelserDr. Alex Belser serves as the Chief Clinical Officer at Cybin and an investigator in psychedelic research trials at Yale University. For the last 20 years, he has been a leader in the psychedelic clinical community, having served as an investigator on a number of clinical trials of psilocybin and MDMA to treat depression, anxiety, substance use, OCD, PTSD, and end-of-life distress. He is the founding President of Nautilus Sanctuary, the first non-profit center for psychedelic medicine on the east coast. Alex is also the founding member and administrative director of a Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Trial at NYU School of Medicine where he’s investigated if psychedelic mushrooms can ease anxiety for folks facing end of life. This is a fascinating discussion around the state of psychedelic research, its use to and success in treating important pathologies, and how these drugs can help rewire the brain.If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Minter Dialogue with Minette NormanMinette Norman is an inclusive leadership consultant and speaker, who spent the first thirty years of her professional career in the software industry. In her consulting business, Minette focuses on developing transformational leaders who create inclusive working environments with a foundation of psychological safety. In this conversation, we discuss her new book, coauthored with Karolin Helbig, "The Psychological Safety Playbook, Lead More Powerfully by Being More Human" (from PageTwo), the quality and application of courage at work, the importance of self-awareness, empathy and curiosity, setting of boundaries, the inclusion booster, the use of humour and the no interruption rule.If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.