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.
Daniel Dennett’s seven tools for thinking
Daniel Dennett, The Guardian, May 18, 2013
Seven life lessons from cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett. […read more]
Less guff, more puff
The Economist, May 18, 2013
Marketing is no longer voodoo: how new digital tools are enabling marketers to reach customers when they are most in the mood to buy. […read more]
When Is An Apology NOT An Apology? New Lessons From Abercrombie & Fitch
Leadership, “Reputation Matters” Forbes, May 17, 2013
You know when your spouse does something really bad, and knows he or she needs to apologize, but doesn’t really want to? And you know how the way he puts it is often something like: “Oh, dear, I’m so sorry that you feel that way” or “it’s too bad that you have gotten so upset”? And you know how you feel after he says it – even angrier still.
An apology that is not an apology is enraging. It takes no responsibility for the action that prompted the apology. It has no sense of mea culpa, or remorse, but rather seems to transfer the blame to you – sorry YOU got upset, not sorry that I did something to upset you. In a marriage, too many of those, and you are headed to divorce court. In a friendship, that way lays “unfriending.”
And so, here we go again. Given the groundswell of anger that has escalated since my last column on Abercrombie & Fitch on Monday the 13th , and the rebirth of its CEO’s incendiary comments in an interview in Salon 7 years ago on not wanting the un-thin, the un-young, or the un-beautiful to wear A&F clothes, finally the company realized that they had to do something. […read more]
How A CEO Can Wreck A Brand In One Interview: Lessons From Abercrombie & Fitch Vs. Dove
Leadership, “Reputation Matters” Forbes, May 13, 2013
The power of a CEO to make – or break – a brand can never be overestimated – even in an interview that took place 7 years ago.
That is just what has happened in the case of Abercrombie & Fitch: an incredibly ill-advised interview that A&F CEO Mike Jeffries granted to Salon Magazine in 2006 has just found new life on the internet. And if his comments – including that he only wants the young, beautiful and thin to wear his clothes – were insensitive and politically incorrect THEN, today they are practically an invitation to riot. Certainly, they are causing a boycott in real time. […read more]
“How A CEO Can Wreck A Brand In One Interview: Lessons From Abercrombie & Fitch Vs. Dove”
The power of a CEO to make – or break – a brand can never be overestimated – even in an interview that took place 7 years ago. That is just what has happened in the case of Abercrombie & Fitch. — Forbes Reputation Matters […read more]
What Does it Take to be Resilient?
Suzanne Oaks, Corporate Board Member, May 9, 2013
Resilience and the boardroom: what does it take to think long-term in a world focused on quarterly results? WomenCorporateDirectors Global Institute challenges director thinking on earnings reports, consumer behavior, innovation, crisis management, and a host of global issues facing companies today. […read more]
What Does it Take to be Resilient?
Suzanne Oaks, Corporate Board Member, May 9, 2013
Resilience and the boardroom: what does it take to think long-term in a world focused on quarterly results? WomenCorporateDirectors Global Institute challenges director thinking on earnings reports, consumer behavior, innovation, crisis management, and a host of global issues facing companies today. […read more]
The Morning Risk Report: The Car Ad Reputational Pileup
Nicholas Elliott, The Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2013
Some car advertising, and some advertising across the board, is taking on a sinister or inappropriate tone, in order to be noticed. See The Wall Street Journal‘s Morning Risk Report on “The Car Ad Reputational Pileup” for Davia Temin’s suggestions on how to fix the situation. […read more]
Colleges, Universities, and Foundations in Crisis: Reputation Expert Davia Temin Speaks at Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Annual Conference
T&C Press Release, The Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2013
Davia Temin speaks on “Communicating in Times of Crisis and Opportunity” at the 21(st) annual Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Conference for Institutionally Related Foundations in Atlanta, addressing how universities and their foundations can best survive crises of all kinds with their reputations intact, or even strengthened. […read more]
It Takes a Lot of Coughing to Go Viral — How I Reached My First 1,000 Twitter Followers
Leadership, “Reputation Matters” Forbes, April 15, 2013
Virality is the Holy Grail of Both Corporate and Personal Social Media.
We all want to fashion that one perfect tweet or post that will circumnavigate the globe in minutes or days, and will boost our number of followers and “klout” score to the stratosphere. We want to build our brand and reputation. But the public is fickle, and what captures its imagination, much less goes viral, one day might not the next. […read more]