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Clickbait, Fake News or Honest Mistake? How to Make Music to my Ears!

The digital revolution has brought with it many advantages, but one of the major plagues are click bait emails, spammy messages, unchecked ‘facts’ and disinformation. It’s happening up and down the political spectrum, across country lines and in all sorts of unexpected ways. How can those of us — who profess to have a sense […]

Click Bait, Fake News or Honest Mistake? How to Make Music to my Ears!

The digital revolution has brought with it many advantages, but one of the major plagues are click bait emails, spammy messages, unchecked ‘facts’ and disinformation. It’s happening up and down the political spectrum, across country lines and in all sorts of unexpected ways. How can those of us — who profess to have a sense […]

How Do You Develop Empathy?

Across the 30 or so speeches I’ve made around the launch of my last book, Heartificial Empathy, one of the most recurrent questions is about how to develop more empathy in business. For some, it seems like a frantically urgent need. For others, though, it’s more like an alien, even unnecessary idea. Yet, on whichever […]

The Real Significance of the Moon Landing

Even if you weren’t born 50 years ago, you can’t help but appreciate the profundity of Apollo 11’s achievement on July 20, 1969. It is one of those events that is meaningful for virtually everyone. I have three special reasons why I attach significance to that July 20 evening. 1/ The first is entirely personal. […]

Moon Landing

I submitted my personal souvenir of the night of moon landing 50 years ago (July 20 2019) to the BBC Global News podcast. It was aired at the end of the July 17 episode… Here it is (time-stamped) via my favourite podcast host: Overcast: Click on the image above or on this link: overcast.fm/+Ip8WHWfQE/25:…

How to act Superfast and Lead at Speed with Sophie Devonshire, CEO of The Caffeine Partnership (MDE337)

Minter Dialogue with Sophie Devonshire Sophie Devonshire is CEO of The Caffeine Partnership, an award-winning strategic consultancy, specialised in brand-led business growth. Sophie is also a keynote speaker and author, having written

Three Untapped Levers of Productivity and a Hidden Link: ESP

A few years ago I started to think about the most untapped levers of productivity in business being empathy, sleep and purpose, which I have converted into the acronym ESP. I penned a blog post in 2018 that summarized my opinion. It turns out that, beyond the data that shows that empathy, sleep and purpose […]

How to Engage with a Teenager Audience – Social Media through the Eyes of a 16-year-old

Guest Post by Allegra Rienecker I’m going to explain to you my views on social media and what does and doesn’t appeal to me when companies try to reach me through advertising or via influencers. My perspective on social media, as a 16-year-old, is likely a new viewpoint for you, and hopefully this blog post […]

How to Make a Great Podcast and Be A Fabulous Podcast Guest with Tom Schwab, CEO of Interview Valet (MDE336)

Minter Dialogue Episode #336 Tom Schwab is a speaker, author (Podcast Guest Profits and The Mastermind Blueprint), coach, and successful online entrepreneur. Tom’s passionate about helping brands grow from obscure to acclaimed, and, having founded Interview Valet, is an expert in helping getting guests onto the podcasts they need in order to get heard. In […]

Decoding the Cannabis Market – Dealing With the Biggest Disruption Ever!

Yesterday, the Adam Smith think tank recommended the legalization of cannabis in the UK [Evening Standard article]. Based on their research and the examples of Canada and Colorado in the US, the evidence seems to point to pot legalization leading to lower crime. Personally, I’m in favor. But, let’s look at the state of the […]