Minter Dial's Blog: Minter Dialogue, page 15

Business Lessons from Padel. What can playing padel tennis teach us about how to be better at work?

Padel's an innovative form of tennis that's not just fun and sociable but also instills valuable skills applicable in the workplace. Discover how the dynamics of the game can enhance teamwork, strategy and resilience.

Listening to Music and Watching the Symbols with World Record Holder, Renowned Pianist and Performance Coach, Evelina De Lain (MDE556)

How music can help us as individuals and executives to connect in with something bigger with concert pianist, composer and music therapist, Evelina De Lain.

Adaptive Padel – The Inspiring Story of Jack Binstead, founder of Team GB (JOPS02E02)

Jack Binstead is a multi-talented actor and athlete. He is best known for his role as Rem Dogg in the popular BBC Comedy Series "Bad Education". Through his work, Jack has become an advocate for greater diversity and inclusivity in the entertainment industry, helping to promote a more authentic representation of people with disabilities. He's also an athlete, having represented Team GB and, having discovered padel in the summer of 2023, has founded and participated in Team GB Adaptive Padel. He practices and plays at the Rocks Lane Club in Chiswick, a 10-court club, founded by the Warren brothers, that is proudly promoting inclusivity in this sport. Jack played in the Inclusive Padel Tour in Dubai. We discuss his life journey, picking up padel and what are his favourite padel shots and players.

Build Your Legacy, Create a Superior Culture and Win at the Business of Life with bestselling author, speaker and consultant, James Kerr (MDE555)

We discuss why James Kerr wrote this book about the All Blacks, what he learned through writing the book, the values of rugby, the tangible applications of leadership for business executives, how values create value, why knowing yourself is vital and the power of character and storytelling. A wonderful and wide-ranging conversation.

Run To the Roar, with the winningest coach in college sports history, Paul Assaiante (MDE554)

Squash, sometimes called a sport of strategy, is explored in-depth by Trinity Squash Coach Paul Assaiante, the most successful coach in college sports history. In this conversation with Paul Assaiante, we discuss his philosophy of coaching, how he's been guided by his personal purpose, the best ways to train, motivate and guide a team of individual athletes to bring out their best. We also look at the role of empathy in coaching, how to learn, improve and perform under stress, and the way to get the best out of everyone. He also addresses some of the challenges of coaching in today's environment, with the perils of social media, helicopter parenting and coming to grips with one's emotions.

The Roots of Padel with Son of the Founders, Enrique Corcuera Jr (JOPS02E01)

Step Back and Leap with bestselling author and leadership coach, Patrick Mork (MDE553)

In this conversation with Patrick, we dive into his journey through Silicon Valley, being fired twice and divorcing to land on his feet as a sought-after coach. We discuss important notions such as having foundational values, being accountable, and psychological safety.

Better Safe than Sorry? Or are we Sorry to be so Safe?

The precautionary principle has been embedded in much of our society... to the detriment of our resilience...

How to Scale at Speed with Felix Velarde (MDE552)

We discuss the importance of creating a good company culture, establishing appropriate goals, governance, ethics, branding and much more.

Why and How to Create a More Empathic Culture at Work?

What is the benefit of empathy at work? What impedes or blocks empathic behaviour in a work environment? How does one bring empathy into the workplace?