Must Reads
There is so much to read, so much to know, so many sources to follow. And the volume of news and information just keeps growing exponentially. How to keep up? Even more, how to rediscover the serendipity of learning something new and interesting for its own sake?
Here, for your enjoyment and interest, are the articles Temin and Company considers “must reads.” They are primarily on the topics of reputation and crisis management, the media, leadership and strategy, perception and psychology, self-presentation, science, girls and women, organizational behavior and other articles of interest.
They are listed below with the most recent articles first, and to the side, by category.
We hope you enjoy them and would appreciate your comments. And whenever you have any favorite articles for us to add, please let us know so that we might include them for other readers to enjoy.
There is so much to read, so much to know, so many sources to follow. And the volume of news and information just keeps growing exponentially. How to keep up? Even more, how to rediscover the serendipity of learning something new and interesting for its own sake?
Here, for your enjoyment and interest, are the articles Temin and Company considers “must reads.” They are primarily on the topics of reputation and crisis management, the media, leadership and strategy, perception and psychology, self-presentation, science, girls and women, organizational behavior and other articles of interest.
They are listed below with the most recent articles first, and to the side, by category.
We hope you enjoy them and would appreciate your comments. And whenever you have any favorite articles for us to add, please let us know so that we might include them for other readers to enjoy.
Experian Lapse Allowed ID Theft Service Access to 200 Million Consumer Records
Brian Krebs, Krebs on Security, March 10, 2014
Expanding on last year’s article detailing how an online identity theft service bought personal and financial records on Americans directly from a company owned by Experian, today’s story takes a deeper look at the damage that was wrought. […read more]
A CEO Coach’s Tools for Optimizing Your Performance
Big Think Editors, Big Think, March 10, 2014
CEO Coach Stephen Miles discusses his four-step approach to helping high-performers improve. […read more]
Seeking Serenity on a Screen
Anahad O’Connor, The New York Times, March 10, 2014
While smartphones can be a constant source of stress, more and more people are using them to find inner peace with apps promising to train them in the art of meditation. This article suggests that while their effectiveness may be limited, there are benefits. […read more]
Sheryl Sandberg and Anna Maria Chávez on ‘Bossy,’ the Other B-word
Sheryl Sandberg and Anna Maria Chávez, The Wall Street Journal, March 8, 2014
Confident girls are often called the other B-word, and it can keep them from reaching their full potential, write Sheryl Sandberg and Anna Maria Chávez. […read more]
Why Do We Need International Women’s Day?
Jacki Zehner, LinkedIn, March 8, 2014
This article’s author answers the question of why an International Women’s Day is needed, even today, when women comprise over half the world’s population. […read more]
Millennials in Adulthood
Pew Research, March 7, 2014
The Millennial generation is forging a distinctive path into adulthood. Now ranging in age from 18 to 33, they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media, burdened by debt, distrustful of people, in no rush to marry— and optimistic about the future. They are also America’s most racially diverse generation. […read more]
Every Leader’s Real Audience
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, HBR Blog Network, January 30, 2014
Regardless of a leader’s level of influence or the scope of the communications forum, leaders must speak to the people who aren’t there in person but are hanging on every word. With reputations at stake, there are four key messages the best leaders convey with their public communications. […read more]
Why War: Einstein and Freud’s Little-Known Correspondence on Violence, Peace, and Human Nature
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, May 6, 2013
In 1931, the Institute for Intellectual Cooperation invited Einstein to a cross-disciplinary exhange of ideas about politics and peace with a thinker of his choosing – Sigmund Freud. A series of letters followed discussing the abstract generalities of human nature and the potential concrete steps for reducing violence in the world, the gist of which is preserved in Einstein on Peace. […read more]
Talking about Data Security
Steve Viuker, Banking New York, March 5, 2014
The massive credit and debit card breach at Target over the 2013 holiday season was only the largest of almost two dozen similar data breaches over the past year alone. But it’s the one that finally got the attention of both the banking and the merchant world to focus on the costs and consequences of a massive payment system that’s vulnerable to smart teenagers and the lack of vigilance on the part of employees and vendors. Davia Temin shares her thoughts on the matter and what the solution to this “form of financial terrorism” might be. […read more]
Stop “Fixing” Women and Start Fixing Managers
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, HBR Blog Network, February 12, 2014
We are finally getting to a tipping point on the analysis of gender imbalances in companies. After decades of pointing the finger at women and what they do, don’t do, or do too much, a chorus of voices is finally being raised putting responsibility for balance where it belongs: with business leaders. […read more]