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.
When You Lose Sleep, Your Brain Can’t Read Other People’s Emotions
Natalie Shoemaker, Big Think, July 23, 2015
Sleep is the foundation of our day, and when we don’t get enough of it, strange things start happening to our minds and bodies. A new study has found that when we go long enough without sleep, we lose our ability to read facial expressions. […read more]
How to Stop Procrastinating in 2 Easy Steps
Christine Schoenwald, PsychCentral, July 23, 2015
The problem with procrastination is that whatever you are putting off doing doesn’t just go away; it gets worse and worse. If you’re procrastinating about doing something and don’t think there are consequences, think again. Katy Milkman, a Wharton professor, has come up with a psychological trick that will help you stop procrastinating, while developing healthy and productive habits. This life-changing system is called Temptation Bundling. […read more]
Emerging Markets: Painful Debt/Fed Catharsis Ahead?
Dimitra DeFotis, Barron’s, July 23, 2015
Emerging markets appear headed for a “painful catharsis” despite two rounds of debt unwinds. That’s the opinion of Morgan Stanley’s global economics team, which expects eventual support for growth and higher asset prices. Morgan Stanley’s illustration of the trends indicates Russia’s economy is the most structurally challenged, followed by Brazil, South Africa and China, and then Turkey, Thailand and Korea. The triple play is 1) the unwind of domestic emerging market credit (which hurts emerging market growth directly), 2) the unwind of China’s leverage (which hurts emerging market current accounts) and 3) the end of U.S. quantitative easing via higher real rates, and dollar strength which hurts emerging market capital accounts). […read more]
How Consultative Sales Methods Need to Change
Mike Schultz, RAIN Selling Blog, July 23, 2015
Call it what you like: solution sales, consultative sales, consultative selling—at the core of each of these concepts is diagnosing and connecting the “pain” of the buyer with the products, services, and overall capabilities of the seller as “solutions.” Pain + Diagnosis + Offerings as “Solution” = WIN! While this concept is still alive and necessary today, it has changed in 3 very important ways. […read more]
Has Uber Forced Taxi Drivers to Step Up Their Game?
Scott Wallsten, The Atlantic, July 9, 2015
While taxis used to face little competition for on-demand point-to-point transportation, today they find themselves in a cutthroat business. The number of taxi trips in New York City decreased by about 8 percent from 2012 to 2014, and one recent report found that Uber provides almost half of all paid rides in major U.S. markets. […read more]
A Quick Guide to Avoiding Common Writing Errors
Mignon Fogarty, Harvard Business Review, July 22, 2015
You’re looking at an e-mail you just wrote, and you’re not sure whether you have the right word: Do you want affect or effect? Further or farther? Gray or grey? Getting it wrong can make you look bad — people do judge you by the way you write — but you also don’t have all day to look up words. It helps to have an easy reference for the basics, bookmark some resources, and learn how to choose your battles. To save you keystrokes, this article shares the run-down on some of the most common problem words […read more]
In the middle of a gender discrimination lawsuit, Twitter hosted a frat-themed staff party
Kristen V. Brown, Fusion, July 22, 2015
In recent years, referring to a tech company’s culture as “fratty” has become easy shorthand to describe Silicon Valley’s gender disparities, and bemoan the male-dominated culture that results. On Tuesday, Twitter made the metaphor literal, hosting a frat-themed party for one team’s internal happy hour in San Francisco. […read more]
In video, Lindsey Graham demolishes his cellphone
Nick Gass, Politico, July 22, 2015
Rest in peace, Lindsey Graham’s Verizon Samsung flip phone. The South Carolina senator’s cellphone got inundated with calls on Tuesday after Donald Trump read Graham’s personal number during a public speech in his home state. A new video out Wednesday titled “How to Destroy Your Cell Phone With Sen. Lindsey Graham,” features the senator employing the use of a meat cleaver, a blender with Red Bull, a golf club and lighter fluid and other destructive means. […read more]
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NACD suggests questions for boards to ask cybersecurity officers
Cydney Posner, PubCo @ Cooley, July 22, 2015
As reported in the WSJ, the National Association of Corporate Directors advises that boards ask their companies’ chief information security officers some pointed questions about cybersecurity risks. Often, boards just ask whether the company is vulnerable to cyberattacks like those recently experienced at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and at a number of private companies. But that’s not likely to be effective, the NACD argues. Why not? Because no security system is perfect and all companies are vulnerable to some extent. Instead, the NACD recommends, boards should focus on decreasing the risk of attack as well as understanding the process that is in place to manage a cyberattack should one occur. […read more]
FBI Director Sees Increasing Terrorist Interest in Cyberattacks Against U.S.
Damian Paletta, The Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2015
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said Wednesday that terrorist groups had begun discussing ways to hit Americans with a cyberattack, though he said plotting appeared to be in early stages. Mr. Comey didn’t divulge what sort of cyberattack terrorist groups could be trying to design. U.S. officials have spent years trying to protect things like water-treatment plants, electrical grids, and the banking system from debilitating cyberattacks, but they remain wary because criminal gangs and sophisticated nation-state hackers have proven adept at breaking through networks. […read more]