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Temin and Company is often quoted in print, broadcast and social media on topical issues as well as industry trends.
Following is a list of links to those articles, beginning with the most recent.
“Southwest’s Silver Lining: Memories of Gaffes Fade Fast” —
“It isn’t enough for even a well-meaning CEO to give his word. It has to start a real series of events and change.” — Bloomberg
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“‘A Failure of Governance’ — Boeing Reaches $200 Million Settlement” —
The board is not often involved in company communications and doesn’t typically get a sign-off on press releases, but during a crisis, they should, said Davia Temin. — Agenda
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Big Employers Say They’ll Pay for Abortion Travel After Roe Reversal
“This is the hottest of hot potatoes,” said Davia Temin. “Because companies are commenting on social issues more than ever before, the need to do the same around abortion is swirling through corporate America.” — Bloomberg
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“Corporate Conscience In The Darkest Of Days: What Can Board Directors Do About Ukraine?” —
“Companies’ workforce and stakeholder communities — global and local — are looking for management’s action and the board’s support, and actively calling out those who don’t give it.” — Forbes Reputation Matters
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Companies offer to help employees seeking abortions. It’ll be tricky.
The fallout from the end of Roe v. Wade is forcing corporations to redefine their vision for social responsibility yet again, “What corporations are doing in a pragmatic manner is they are coming up with solutions for their people — because, of course, some of their employees are extraordinarily upset,” Temin said. “Instead of the persuasive and heartfelt letters, you’re getting action.” — Washington Post
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“Success Has Many Mothers – Here Are The Women Who Paved The Way For Nasdaq’s Bold Effort To Put More Women On Boards — Just Approved By The SEC” —
“Women on a board tend to value diversity of thought as well as of representation research tells us.”
— Forbes Reputation Matters
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“Texas based Match, Bumble react to new anti-abortion law” —
“Do not underestimate the power of employees….and of customers and of stake holders, shareholders, to affect the positions that corporations will take,” says Davia Temin. — Quest Means Business
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CEOs Speak Up
Leaders are also expected to add their voices to public debate. Davia Temin argues that “in a world where everyone is demanding their own voice, people expect the companies they work for, invest in or do business with to do the same.” — Forbes CxO
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“Woman Compiling MeToo Names Says They’re the ‘Tip of the Iceberg'” —
“We’re in MeToo 2.0,” said Davia Temin. “We’re getting more sophisticated in terms of making accusations and investigating accusations, and we understand the need to become more sophisticated in acting on the results.” — Bloomberg
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“It’s Not Over Until It’s Over: The Perils Of Declaring Victory In Crisis Too Soon” —
“No one likes living in ambiguity,” says Davia Temin. “Certainty soothes, even when it’s ugly. Ambiguity is painful, disquieting, harmful in a whole different way. And in convoluted, multifaceted crises such as Covid, we crave winners and losers, beginnings and endings, and above all clarity.” — Forbes Reputation Matters
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“There’s a ‘Fanatical Group of Worshippers’ in Your Stock. What’s Next?” —
“This brave new world of all of these Internet platforms and every person having their own voice has the power to whipsaw pretty much everything we thought we knew, and that extends to the fundamental value of stock,” says Davia Temin. “The wise board, and certainly the wise company, has to understand what is going on and figure out the way to communicate to all parties in a way that engenders trust.” — Agenda
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