Minter Dial is an international speaker and award-winning author, who focuses on the topics of leadership, branding and transformation.

He spent 16 years as a top executive at L’Oréal and has written three books including Futureproof: How to Get Your Business Ready for the Next Disruption and his latest book You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader.

In this episode we discuss:

- How Minter's experience observing 9/11 unfold made him reflect more deeply on his own mortality and values
- The 4 paradoxes we all have to navigate that matter most in a modern business context
- What Minter learned from the experience of making a documentary about his grandfather The Last Ring Home

This was a deep conversation, especially when we get to some of Minter's reflections around 9/11 and it was also remarkably insightful and wide ranging. In it you'll discover the mindsets and skillsets required for transformational leadership and how to facilitate meaningful dialogue.

Show Notes

• Introducing Minter Dial [00:36]
• How does Minter recall his experience at school? [02:25]
• What does Minter consider to be his superpower? [03:34]
• How did experiencing 9/11 outside his office window in New York made Minter rethink the work he was doing and how he was living life? [04:49]
• How are ethics formed? How does an organisation adapt its decision-making process when making ethical considerations? [10:41]
• What is the role of courage in the debate on freedom of speech and the de-platforming of dangerous ideas? [14:46]
• How do you make a good conversation out of opposing viewpoints? [18:15]
• How can you create meaningful conversations despite time restrictions? Why does Minter discourage replays? [20:16]
• What are some practical ways to stay on top of trends? How can transparency result in more valuable content and a more engaged audience? [24:58]
• What are the four business paradoxes we all have to navigate that Minter discusses in his book You Lead? [29:39]
• How does understanding the concept of chaos/order help us prioritise the things that really matter in life? [31:15]
• What events in Minter’s life resurfaced after the January 6 Capitol Riot? Why is it important to process irrationality alongside the rational? [34:31]
• After interviewing Second World War veterans and producing a film about their experiences, what has Minter learned from those conversations and from telling their stories through film? [39:18]
• When making a film, how do you decide which stories to tell, and how do you tell these stories? [42:26]
• What makes a biography real and authentic? Is being transparent the same as being authentic? [44:45]
• Closing remarks [48:04]

Resources

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• Futureproof: How To Get Your Business Ready For The Next Disruption by Caleb Storkey and Minter Dial
• You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader by Minter Dial
• The Last Ring Home Documentary Film