Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter Dialogue

Minter Dialogue with Alison JonesAlison Jones, MA MBA, has been a pioneer in publishing since 1992 from her days as an editor with Chambers Harrap and Oxford University Press to Director of Innovation Strategy at Macmillan, before setting up Practical Inspiration Publishing in 2014. Today she helps businesses leaders write and publish exceptional business and self-development books, and also champions the value of both reading and writing in business. She's a podcaster and author of #1 Amazon bestseller "This Book Means Business" (2018). Her new book, coming mid December 2022, is a treat: "Exploratory Writing: Everyday magic for life and work." We discuss her book, how writing can be such an amazing tool to figure out challenges and connect dots. We also look at some of the practical elements and exercises to create the right space to write.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 Anita Nowak Anita Nowak, PhD, is an empathy activist and expert, principal and founder of PVM Studio, a global advisory firm, that supports purpose-driven individuals, family offices, foundations, and companies. She's also author of "Purposeful Empathy, Tapping Our Hidden Superpower for Personal, Organizational and Social Change," which is due out in April 2023. In this conversation, we discuss her journey to becoming an empathy enthusiast, the power of the empathic embrace, new research on and the future of empathogens (such as MDMA), misconceptions about empathy, as well as some of the useful tools in her book around self-development, virtues and questions for reflection.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 Alex PattakosAlex Pattakos is the founder of the Global Meaning Institute, a political scientist, philosopher and bestselling author. He has written (or cowritten) "The OPA! Way", "Discovering Meaning through the Lens of Work," (for the Journal of Constructive Psychology) and most recently, "Prisoners of our Thoughts, Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work." In this conversation, we discuss his background, including as a US Army Veteran, his encounter with and importance of Viktor Frankl, how and why we're in a crisis of meaning, the notions of free will, relationships, sense of humour 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.

Minter Dialogue with Jesse ColeJesse Cole is the owner of Savannah Bananas, a minor league baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia. Through his leadership, with his wife, Jesse has radically transformed how baseball is played. He's the author of two books, the last of which came out this year, "Fans First: Change the Game, Break the Rules & Create an Unforgettable Experience." In this conversation, we explore Jesse's epic entrepreneurial journey, and pick out some of the key ideas and lessons learned from the creation and running of this outlier baseball team, and going 'all in' on differentiation and making a fans first business. As Jesse clearly believes, every business could do the same thing. 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 Ruth FarengaRuth Farenga is a facilitator, executive coach, speaker and author . She is founder of Conscious Leaders, a consultancy helping ambitious leaders in technology build a calm, collaborative and productive workplace. In 2019, Ruth started the Conscious Leaders Podcast, on which she showcases great people leaders, CEOs and founders who really step up for their employees. Her podcast interviews helped inform her new book, Next Level Leadership, from ReThink Press. In this conversation, we discuss her new book and podcast, what does it mean to be a conscious leader, how 'unconscious leaders' can become conscious leaders, showing emotions at work, with plenty of great tips and insights on how to become a better leader.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 Dr Emmanuel NuesiriDr. Emmanuel Nuesiri is the Program Leader for the Social Sciences at the African Leadership College (ALC) Mauritius, where he teaches courses in Feminist Economics, Environmental Politics, and Research Methods. He holds a PhD from St. Antony's College at the University of Oxford, UK. He has teaching and research experience from Africa, Europe, and the United States. In this conversation, we discuss his teaching philosophy and how he actively fosters debate and meaningful conversation in the classroom. We look at how he establishes a co-learning, co-sharing and knowledge co-creation space between himself and his students. 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 Heather MonahanHeather Monahan is a top ranked keynote speaker, podcaster, two-time bestselling author, and board member of Healthlynked Corporation. Her latest book Overcome Your Villains, Mastering Your Beliefs, Actions and Knowledge to Conquer any Adversity, has been a runaway success. We discuss her remarkable career and some of the key points and stories in her book, including how to turn the time machine on its head, managing the line between fear and excitement, why and how to show up as the real you, from whom to ask for advice, as well as Heather's brilliant way of narrating the audiobook with her behind the scenes vignettes. 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 Ming-Hui HuangMing-Hui Huang is the Distinguished Professor of the Department of Information at the National Taiwan University. She recently co-authored with the Distinguished University Professor, Roland T Rust, the book, "The Feeling Economy: How Artificial Intelligence is Creating the Era of Empathy" published by Palgrave Macmillan. In this conversation, we discuss why and how AI is shifting the role of the service work from thinking to feeling, the frontiers of feeling AI, how it's creating an era of empathy, what are the consequences of business leaders and implications for governance.   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 Rob VolpeRob Volpe is Empathy Activist, Chief Catalyst and CEO of Ignite 360, where he leads a team of insights, strategy and creative professionals helping leading brands release untapped potential. He's a speaker and, most recently, author of Tell Me More About That! Solving the Empathy Crisis one conversation at a time, published by PageTwo. In this chat, we look at his journey to becoming an empathy activist and specialist, Project THC, the state of empathy today, the art of asking good questions and a number of the key insights and great action points from his new book. 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 Grin LordDr Grin Lord is a licensed clinical psychologist, based in Bellevue WA, who's also a repeat entrepreneur, and a pioneer in all things Empathy and AI. She was the first employee at Lyssn (using AI to help wellness and behavioral health providers improve the quality of service and outcomes) and has worked at Youper, and founded the community, Therapists in Tech. She's now founder and and CEO of Mpathic.AI, helping people and organizations develop skills for greater understanding, compassion, and insight via AI-powered analytics, correction, and training of empathy. In this conversation, we explore her journey, what is empathy, how to measure it, the evolutions of empathy in tech and AI, her startup Mpathic AI.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.