2. Must Reads

Must Reads

“When turmoil rules, go in.” — Lao Tzu

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.

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]

Should CEOs Tweet?

“Reputation Matters” Newsletter, Winter 2014

CEOs and other leaders are under increasing pressure to engage their customers and the public on social media. But should they?

Facing the reality that nearly 70% of CEOs have stayed away from social media so far, many marketing executives don’t want their companies to be left behind in the chase for digital mindshare, especially when they see the followings of CEOs like Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Marc Benioff or Marissa Mayer.

Social media in general, and Twitter in particular, are superb ways to establish a dominant thought leadership position, reinforce and reinvigorate a brand, and join the “global conversation” and marketplace of ideas.

If you’d like to read the newsletter, please click here (pdf).»

Andreessen Defends His Behavior on eBay’s Board

Michael J. de la Merced, The New York Times, March 3, 2014

Technology investor Marc Andreessen defended his conduct as an eBay director in a post on his venture capital firm’s blog after a week of attacks by Carl C. Icahn, stating that he had behaved properly at all times. […read more]

When Start-Ups Don’t Lock the Doors

Jenna Wortham and Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times, March 2, 2014

Young tech companies have a long list of to-dos. Signing up users and raising money are usually at the top of the list. Much further down? Data security. That neglect has recently come back to bite many hot new applications and web services — and their users — and has them rushing to improve their products after breaches and holes were discovered. […read more]

Building a forward-looking board

Christian Casal and Christian Caspar, McKinsey Quarterly, February 2014

This article posits that Directors should spend a greater share of their time shaping an agenda for the future and discusses ways in which to find the right balance between looking back and looking ahead. […read more]

Why aren’t we more compassionate?

Daniel Goleman, TED, March 2007

Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, asks why we aren’t more compassionate more of the time. […read more]

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