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America’s Leadership Crisis: Davia Temin — How Do We Fix It? podcast with host Richard Davies
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Companies: Crisis and Common Ground — Let's Find Common Ground podcast with hosts Richard Davies and Ashley Milne-Tyte.
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Communicating with Authority and Compassion in Crisis or Opportunity — Voice America’s Out of the Comfort Zone with host Wanda Wallace.
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Leading Through Crisis & Chaos — Know the Rules of the Game® Podcast with host Desiree Patno & Special Guest Davia Temin.
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Temps at the Top — Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal.
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You Can Eradicate Sexual Harassment in Your Organization — Monday Morning Radio.
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Leading in a ‘Me Too’ Era
In the era of #MeToo, leaders need to know what to do to prevent the problem in the first place.
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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.
Levo League’s New Model for Millennial Media
Diane Brady, Bloomberg Businessweek, February 17, 2014
With so many companies chasing gen Y women, why is Levo League getting so much buzz? Sure, Levo Chief Executive Caroline Ghosn is the daughter of Carlos Ghosn, who runs both Nissan Motor and Renault . Ms. Ghosn and her Levo co-founder, Amanda Pouchot, are both millennials themselves. And it helps to have support and $1.25 million of seed money from such investors as Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and AOL’s Susan Lyne. Scoring interviews with such folks as Warren Buffett will also put you on the map.
But Levo has built an audience of 8 million since 2012 by filling a need, not attracting big names. Its mission to empower young women in the first 10 years of their careers is backed up by a breezy mix of self-help articles, digital access to mentors, job postings, and live chats with prominent role models. The group also has 23 local chapters to connect offline.
Now, armed with $7 million in venture funding, Ghosn is launching Levo 2.0. The goal: to turn what she calls a “self-serve buffet” of mainly U.S. content into a global “recommendation engine for your career.” If Ghosn succeeds, Levo could become a model for using data to create more meaningful and lucrative ties with customers. […read more]
AOL’s Armstrong Joins Parade of CEOs Apologizing
Jeff Green, Bloomberg, February 10, 2014
AOL Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong is on a long list of corporate bosses who put their trust in an apology to contain fallout from an embarrassing public statement. Armstrong said he was sorry and backtracked on a 401(k) policy change days after he cited the cost of “distressed babies” on the AOL health-care plan as a reason the company needed to save some money.
The best outcome for Armstrong would be if the uproar blows over. But, according to Davia Temin, now that blunders move at the speed of the Internet, even executives with strong boardroom support sometimes can’t bounce back when they trip up in a very public way. […read more]
Trust Across America Names Reputation Expert Davia Temin One of “Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business” for Second Consecutive Year
T&C Press Release, Reuters, February 4, 2014
Marketing, reputation, and crisis strategist Davia Temin has been named for a second consecutive year to the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business by Trust Across America-Trust Around the World (TAA-TAW). The annual list honors CEOs, leadership experts, and researchers across public and private sectors.
“Trust is a word that is so easy to invoke and so hard to win and keep,” says Ms. Temin, CEO of Temin and Company, a management consultancy focused on marketing strategy, reputation and crisis management, and leadership coaching. “As we’re seeing today, the digital age is bringing issues of trust even more front and center. When individuals betray trust, everyone knows.” […read more]
Why Hollande’s Affair Is More Than A Personal Problem
Gloria Moss, Management Today, January 21, 2014
As the world waits to hear which woman will accompany France’s president, François Hollande, to Washington in February – whether his new young mistress, actress Julie Gayet or his former mistress, journalist Valérie Trierweiler – we can ponder the ramifications for the rest of us. Yes, of course, his ménage à trois is the ultimate in reality TV, but the aspect of the affair which has most to teach us concerns the relationship of private to the public in organisational life.
Can the private be separated from the professional? […read more]
New owner of Freedom Industries must face fallout of West Virginia chemical spill
Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, January 17, 2014
The fallout from Freedom Industries’ West Virginia chemical spill has caused the company to batten down the hatches, which, according to Davia Temin, is not an unusual response. But in their carse, going underground and avoiding the spotlight could be toxic. […read more]
Target CEO opens up about data breach
Jena McGregor, The Washington Post, January 13, 2014
Crisis communications experts weigh in on Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel’s interview with CNBC in which he discusses the massive security breach that happened last December. Davia Temin was among those who thought it was a solid effort but also felt that the company may need to do more. […read more]
Christie Flunks Crisis Management With I Am Not a Bully
Matt Townsend, Bloomberg, January 10, 2014
Governor Chris Christie was successful in managing his George Washington Bridge crisis until he channeled Richard Nixon. His response breaks a basic tenet of damage control, says Davia Temin. […read more]
Building and Losing Trust During A Crisis
CommPRO.biz, January 9, 2014
How do leaders build trust before, during and after a crisis?
They do what they say, and say what they do. In other words, they portray themselves realistically at the outset, and when they make promises — either explicit or implicit — they keep them. And they create a culture that makes sure others with whom they are affiliated do too. […read more]
Corporate Social Media Savvy: Temin And Company Launches Series Of “10 MORE Don’ts Of Corporate Social Media” On Forbes.com
T&C Press Release, The Street, December 9, 2013
“All corporations, organizations, CEOs and boards I know are struggling to define their optimal presence on social media,” says Davia Temin , CEO of Temin and Company. “The field is changing so rapidly, and there are so many conflicting ideas of how to best deploy resources that very few know the best way to go. And people are making mistakes. We created this series of deep-dive articles on corporate use of social media to explore not only best practices, but worst practices – not only the ‘do’s’ but the ‘don’ts’ – in this emerging field.”
“The trillion dollar question is ‘How do organizations think about communicating to the public now that the public communicates back?'” say Ms. Temin and her co-author, Ian Anderson , Social Media Strategist at Temin and Company. Each article in the series answers this question from a different focus. Most popular to date have been #1: Don’t Ignore Your Best Co-Branding Opportunity – Your Employees, trending on the Harvard Business Review LinkedIn group, and the most recent article, #5: Don’t Waste Money – Make Your Social Media Advertising Smarter, More Original, More Effective, a new look at advertising creativity on social media – what works, what doesn’t, and what the future holds. […read more]
How much is an apology worth?
Kate Davidson, Marketplace, November 12, 2013
Marketplace Radio‘s Kate Davidson interviews Davia Temin on the “Faux-pology” – when an apology really isn’t an apology. […read more]
Podcasts »
Leading Through Crisis & Chaos
Know the Rules of the Game® Podcast: with host Desiree Patno & Special Guest Davia Temin.
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Temps at the Top — Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal
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You Can Eradicate Sexual Harassment in Your Organization — Monday Morning Radio
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