246: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader with author Minter Dial

On this 246th episode of "Marketing Today," host Alan Hart speaks with Minter Dial, the author of "You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader." Dial knows and shares what it takes to use your authentic self to lead a successful brand. We start our conversation by talking about how the ongoing global pandemic has taken away Dial's source of energy, that being, talking and communicating with other people. Dial then dives into his new book, "You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader," and how he hopes it will "change the way we lead, not just in business, but within ourselves." Inside each and every individual, Dial feels "that everybody has leadership potential," but before a person can lead, they must come to terms with their authentic self. We then break down the disconnect that exists between being authentic and professional, a lesson that he learned when bringing life to L'Oréal's brand. "Too often, there's no real link between who you are legitimately...and what you're doing professionally." Ultimately, Dial believes that "if you can dial into the kind of person you want to be, then every decision should be orchestrated around making that happen." Highlights from this week's "Marketing Today": Minter has hit a point where his energy isn't always the highest, something he is trying to stay self-aware of. 1:19The motivation for Minter's most recent book is his desire to help others be authentic to themselves. 2:33Minter hopes to change the way that we lead in both business and within our own lives. 3:12After writing 30k words in Croatia, Minter hit a wall when PBS reached out to put his story on TV. 3:55Telling a friend about his book idea while on a walk acted as a catalyst to reignite the book. 4:48The initial premise of Minter's book was getting to know who you are before chasing who you want to be. 5:15Once you have established who you are, you can become the kind of person that works better with others. 6:18Many people want to be authentic without knowing why they do these things besides that they are good to do. 6:45Originally, the name of Minter's book was supposed to be "Brand NEWS," as in North, East, West, and South. 8:50The ability to tell a story turns takes people from a professional into someone who can spread a real light. 11:14In reality, on both a personal and brand level, we aren't doing enough work on authentically connecting to our story. 12:25Beyond life-altering experiences, it takes time to make that connection with your brand or story. 14:30With L'Oreal, Minter learned how to take the brand and bring it to life from the inside out. 15:42In order to move forward, there are some things that brands need to unlearn, but stay practical with what they choose to unlearn. 17:26It was a challenge for Minter to unlearn the thought that home life has no impact on work. 19:08Whether you're the top person or middle management, everyone should carve out some time to figure out who they are. 20:52Without a clear vision of who you want to be, it's very hard to get where you want to go. 22:37Chief Marketing Officers must face the challenge of aligning the way the company works internally with how it operates externally. 23:43You must make policies within your company that align with how efficiently you want it to operate. 26:00 Become a member today and listen ad-free, visit https://plus.acast.com/s/marketingtoday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.