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.
Facebook’s Board Discovers Sheryl Sandberg. Why Now?
Diane Brady, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, June 26, 2012
The appointment of Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg to the company’s Board of Directors has been viewed as a resounding victory for women by some and met with a decidedly lukewarm response from others. Featuring commentary by Davia Temin. […read more]
I had two public speaking sessions with you
I had two public speaking sessions with you a couple of years ago – changed my life – I am now a happy and successful public speaker!”
—Assistant Dean of Institutional Advancement, Nationally-known College
Facebook’s Board Discovers Sheryl Sandberg. Why Now?
Diane Brady, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, June 26, 2012
Coach to more than 20 women and men CEOs, Davia offers her perspective on Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s recent appointment to the social media company’s Board of Trustees. […read more]
Thanks in large part to excellent coaching provided by Davia Temin
Thanks in large part to excellent coaching provided by Davia Temin, I recently came through quite successfully in one of the most difficult interviews I’ve faced in my many years in media relations and communications. In her preparation work with me – by asking smart questions and listening carefully to my answers – Ms. Temin skillfully identified the message points and delivery style that would work best for me personally and for the institution I represent. My belief in the message we devised together made it so much easier for me to do my best on camera, under tough questioning, on the day of the interview. Davia helped me identify potential pitfalls and effective phrasing for my key points. We worked on body language and simple tricks that help one come across effectively on television. I could see all of the detailed preparation paying off in spades as the stressful interview unfolded. For anyone facing a challenging interview with the potential to cause harm to his or her organization – or to bring great benefits, for that matter – there is no one better to have in your corner than Davia Temin.”
—University Head of Communications<
I have never spent such a relatively short period of time more profitably
I have never spent such a relatively short period of time more profitably in a discussion of our marketing, positioning and needed strategy.”
—President, Large, Global NGO
On the Ground: Untouchability in India
K. Stalin, The Huffington Post, June 25, 2012
Stalin K, Managing Trustee of Video Volunteers, an organization that Davia chairs, provides a personal account of his experiences filming and interacting with those considered members of India’s “untouchable” caste. […read more]
A Con Man Who Lives Between Truth and Fiction
Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times (Deal Book), June 25, 2012
Andrew Ross Sorkin recounts his face-to-face meeting with Samuel Israel III, a hedge fund manager responsible for a $450 million Ponzi scheme who later faked his own death to evade his jail sentence. […read more]
Bankers Call for Wider Measures to Stem Crisis
Jack Ewing, The New York Times, June 24, 2012
A report on the Bank for International Settlements, an organization that works—among others—to mitigate the effects of the ongoing European debt crisis and provide a communication and exchange forum for a host of global central banks. […read more]
Thank you! The process you walked me through was just what the doctor ordered
Thank you! The process you walked me through was just what the doctor ordered – and just right to get me where I needed to be, to do what had to be done. The combination of focused attention to presentation, with the rich conversation on context, process, and people worked some minor magic.”
—Senior Foundation Executive
Davia Temin
Davia Temin is a highly experienced marketing, media and reputation strategist, crisis manager, and leadership and communications coach.
As President and CEO of Temin and Company, a boutique management consultancy she founded in 1997, she leads their practice focused on international crisis, reputation, and risk management, with a specialty in cybersecurity, sexual harassment, and securities-related crisis management. Temin and Company also works with clients to create brand-distinguishing thought leadership and best practices in governance and corporate leadership, as well as to promote women’s leadership, and provide socially responsible marketing, media and social media strategy and execution.
Davia serves as the spokesperson for major organizations during crisis, coaches numerous global CEOs, is a frequent and popular public speaker, and advises worldwide corporations on the strategic direction of their women’s councils. She runs and moderates popular CEO and corporate programs including, most recently, “How to Survive, Thrive and Add Value During Difficult Times,” “Visionary Leadership,” and “Crisis Games.” She has appeared as a guest on every major network in the US, and numerous local and national television shows around the world.
Prior to starting Temin and Company, Davia led Corporate Marketing (marketing and media strategy, crisis management, reputation management and coaching, advertising, corporate social responsibility, product and new product marketing and partnerships) for GE Capital; Schroders; Scudder, Stevens and Clark; Citicorp Investment Bank; and Columbia Business School. She created and was the Producer of the extremely successful entertainment industry conference “The Business of Entertainment: The Big Picture.”
An Honors graduate of Swarthmore College, she attended Columbia University for her Masters Degree. She is a member of the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College and has served as Chair of the College’s Long Range Planning Committee on Visibility and Leadership in Higher Education.
From 2005 to 2014, Davia served as the First Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Girl Scouts of The United States of America, and the Chair of the Board Fund Development Committee — launching their $1 Billion Campaign on their 100th Anniversary, the largest fundraising campaign for girls in the world. In addition, she is Chair of the Board of the India-based Video Volunteers — which empowers marginalized communities to produce stories, take action, and devise solutions. Previously a founding Board Member and Corporate Council Member of The White House Project, and Chair of the Board of Women’s eNews and of The Women’s Counseling Project, she currently serves on the Boards or Advisory Boards of, among many others: ProPublica; The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Program of Columbia Journalism School; The Committee for Economic Development; WomenCorporateDirectors; Harvard Kennedy School’s Women’s Leadership Board; and Predmore Holdings. She also serves as an advisor to Chinook.ai and Springboard.ai.
She is a member of The Economic Club; The National Association of Corporate Directors; WomenCorporateDirectors; The Belizean Grove; The Women’s Forum; and The Harvard Club.
Davia was named a 2018 Enterprising Woman of the Year by Enterprising Women magazine. In 2017 she was honored by the National Organization for Women, accepting their Woman of Power & Influence Award for her “extensive achievement advancing women’s leadership in business, government, and society through a broad array of professional and nonprofit work both in the U.S. and around the world.” She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Trust Across America-Trust Around the World and for the fifth consecutive year was named a “Top Thought Leader in Trust.
In 2015, Davia was honored by the Girl Scouts of New York at their Gala Annual Dinner and presented with their highest award — the Pinnacle Award for Leadership — honoring her work as a business leader and role model for girls and women, within business and the greater communities. In 2014, Davia was chosen as a Delegate by the U.S. State Department to the Global Entrepreneurship Program.
She has also been honored as one of the “30 Outstanding Women” in the world by the National Council for Research on Women; and was named by the Girl Scouts of Greater New York as a Woman of Distinction as well as having served as their Gold Award Ceremony keynote speaker. Profiled in many business and leadership books — most recently Broad Influence: How Women Are Changing the Way America Works and Stiletto Network, as well as Wall Street Women, The Board Game, and Women on Board: Insider Secrets to Getting on a Board and Succeeding as a Director — she writes the “Reputation Matters” column for Forbes.com, is a contributor to Huffington Post and American Banker, and has written “Rebuilding Trust in the Financial Markets” for the book Trust, Inc.