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.
Co-Creation: The Real Social-Media Revolution
Francis Gouillart, HBR Blog Network, December 4, 2012
Co-creation between employees on one end and customers, suppliers, and partners on the other is key to bursting the “social business bubble,” according to this business strategist. […read more]
Landmark Study Shows How Social Media Has Revolutionized Our Toilet Habits
Will Oremus, Slate, December 4, 2012
Where are you reading this? This social media study reveals that everyone is tweeting in the bathroom. […read more]
How to Repair Your Data
Thomas C. Redman, HBR Blog Network, September 27, 2012
Bad data is worse than no data at all, according to this article on the “Big Data” phenomenon. […read more]
Social Media for Businesses: Use Twitter for Good Customer Service
Media Junction, June 21, 2012
Why should you use Twitter for customer service? Media Junction provides some reasons. […read more]
We Got Merge: Noam Chomsky on the Cognitive Function that Made Language Evolve
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, June 20, 2012
Noam Chomsky on how cognitive “Merge” sparked language. […read more]
The Most Astounding Fact
Max Schlickenmeyer, True Activist, March 9, 2012
Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson on the most astounding fact about the Universe. […read more]
Northwest Flight 253’s Lessons for Leaders
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, HBR Blog Network, January 4, 2010
Technology is only as good as the people who use it and leaders must hold people accountable to prevent failures, writes this Harvard Business School professor. […read more]
Best books of 2012
The Financial Times, December 3, 2012
From 3D printing to the perfect Zen garden, Financial Times writers and guests share their favorite books of 2012. […read more]
The 5 Most Useful Free iPhone Apps
Rocco Pendola, TheStreet, December 3, 2012
Five free apps for the iPhone. […read more]
Social Media Report 2012
Nielsen, December 3, 2012
The definitive social media stats for the year: Nielsen’s 2012 Social Media Report. […read more]