Featured Articles
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.
“CEO Bravado Risks ‘Trivializing’ Geopolitical Crisis“
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has found a new potential opponent in the ring in Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. “Business leaders need to take great care in terms of the weight of their words,” said Davia Temin. In the intense current geopolitical environment, it’s a time for deliberation, moderation and “trying to cool things down — not heat them up.”
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“Bloomberg Markets: The Close 11/7/23 “
Davia Temin joins hosts Scarlet Fu and Katie Griefeld on Bloomberg Markets: The Close to discuss Boomerang CEOs and whether companies that bring back chief executives in the hope of fixing some problems – such as Starbucks, Dollar General, DuPont, and Disney – use a winning strategy.
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“Don’t Cry. Don’t Curse. Just Deliver the Bad News, Experts Say”
If a message has been damaging, then experts advise leaders to show contrition and encourage the public to recognize that executives are only humans who can make mistakes and deserve to be extended a bit of grace, says Davia Temin. “In any good organization, empathy and compassion go both ways. I worry we are responding with anger as opposed to with understanding.” — Agenda
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“Reassessing The Role Of Empathy In Tech: Between Zuckerberg’s “Feeling Your Pain” And Musk’s Creating More Of It, What Works For Layoffs?” —
“As more and more tech layoffs are hitting before the holidays, the real question is — are empathy and ’emotional intelligence’ truly sustainable as business practices in bad times as well as good? Or have we just been paying them lip service?”
— Forbes Reputation Matters
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“Judging Judgment: How Can Leaders Know Whose Advice To Trust In Crisis Situations?”
As a leader, you are only as good as the worst advice you take. And the art of figuring out how to judge judgement can make all the difference to the performance of a Corporate CEO, College President, or political contender. — Forbes Reputation Matters
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“Exclusive: JPMorgan employees gripe about Dimon’s return-to-office edict” —
“Working from home was introduced during extraordinary times and leaders have the right to change that, especially now as we are likely to be getting into a recession where profitability will be key,” said Davia Temin. — Reuters
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“11 Attributes To Look For In Your Crisis Manager”
The world is awash in experts — so how do leaders know which ones to choose, and trust? In her latest article on Forbes.com, Davia Temin shares 11 stress-tested suggestions for how leaders can recognize whose advice to trust, and who to turn to in crisis. — Forbes Reputation Matters
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“JPMorgan settles with Jeffrey Epstein victims for $290 million” —
JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay about $290 million to settle a class action lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein’s victims. Davia Temin said settling rather than fighting to the end sends “the right message across Wall Street.” — Reuters
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“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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“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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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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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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Intention is one of the most critical factors in determining our success in today’s challenging environment. Temin and Company’s latest Virtual Champagne Salon features Michelle Gadsden-Williams, the global head of diversity, inclusion, and equity at BlackRock, and celebrates the publication of her new book, “Driven by Intention.”
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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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#Vaccinate4Love Launch Salon:
Co-founded by Dr. Jacqueline Jones and Davia Temin, this Public Awareness Campaign urging all communities to vaccinate “for you, for your family, and for everyone” launched on March 24, 2021, at a Temin and Company Zoom Salon.
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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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“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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“Vaccinate4love “ —
Temin and Company is a partner of Vaccinate4Love and has created a new public awareness campaign to help address vaccine hesitancy.
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