24th June, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - 5 Comments
At first brush, you would be excused into wondering if the title of this blog post referred to a basketball match between two lesser well known colleges. Or you might even think it was a court case that occurred in the 1990s? However, I am referring to the result of the first round match at » Read More
21st September, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 4 Comments
This photograph from the UK’s Guardian newspaper (17 Sept 2009) caught my attention initially for the curious position, in the foreground, of the unfortunate person on the receiving end of a flip in a judo exhibition. Then I zeroed in on President Obama and Michelle Obama’s expressions, framed between the outstretched legs. The photo is » Read More
2nd August, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
A recent study by team of three biomedical researchers from the USA and Holland (headed by Steven Collins at the University of Michigan) has, according to all the newspaper articles I ran across, solved the “burning mystery” why people tend to swing their arms asynchronously with their legs while walking. Apparently, these researchers have managed » Read More
9th June, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 1 Comment
Below is a collection of random thoughts. Some are my own, others come from various emails in circulation. Scroll down and peruse. And if you feel so inclined, add to the fray! Have you ever considered why it is that we write Anno Domini (A.D.) in Latin for the “modern era” and when » Read More
29th May, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
If you are searching for a good site to figure out where to go or what to do in any number of cities around the world, you might want to try QYPE.CO.UK. Based out of Hamburg, Germany, this social site offers a vast range of services well beyond just where to eat (restaurants) and » Read More
12th February, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 5 Comments
Don’t you find that too many professional sports smack of too much money & poor values? Below is an email that has been circulating since the end of last year. It is a great story, with a “mostly true” rating from Snopes. The event occurred November 23, 2008. It was first posted » Read More
15th January, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 1 Comment
Cricket as Life – A philosophy to follow Considering the space that sports has taken in my life, I can hardly help thinking that sports are, at the same time, a part of my life as well as a microcosm of life itself. I have written on several occasions in the past on how one can » Read More
19th November, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - 2 Comments
A Search for the Ultimate “Way” in Sports, Business and Life When people refer to the Great One, MariO or COsby, or then again Michael JOrdan, BjOrn BOrg or Tiger WOOds, one would not be surprised to think that they all share a hidden talent. The hidden or invisible talent? Seeing things in slow » Read More
24th October, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - 11 Comments
Learning to think differently As a marketer, I am always on the lookout for people who think and act differently. A part of my gestalt, my personality, I associate with people who think differently. Sometimes, that means being the contrarian or the devil’s advocate in a conversation. At other times, it just means looking » Read More
5th August, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - 2 Comments
The Amazing Internet – Guest post by my father, Victor Dial I know it’s a cliché, but isn’t it amazing what you can find on the internet? Two recent occasions come to mind: The first was when, some days ago, I happened on a web site concerning the family of my paternal grandmother, whose maiden name was » Read More
28th May, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Leadership means getting the team to row in the same direction! In Time Magazine’s December 3, 2007 issue, I read with great passion the article “Ready All, Row” by Thomas K. Grose (so much so that I cut out the article and am still keen to blog about it many months later). » Read More
12th May, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
I had a marvelous marketing moment recently. I was walking down the Champs Elysées and, having just flown and enormously enjoyed Emirates Airline, I saw a photograph [left] on this storefront of a Paris St-Germain (PSG) football player wearing his uniform emblazoned “Fly Emirates.” Here is the thought: the Emirates’ advertisement actually made » Read More
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