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.
Most Companies Approach Crisis Management in ‘All the Wrong Ways’
Tara Seals, Infosecurity Magazine, June 23, 2015
More than two-thirds of US executives are worried that cyber-threats will impact their company’s growth, but it is probable that companies are preparing for the inevitable business and reputational hits of a cyber-attack in all the wrong ways.
“Traditional crisis management techniques may be time-honored, but often they are static, formulaic and constrained—simply not adequate for the dynamic, nuanced, multi-faceted and ubiquitous nature of cybercrimes today,” said reputation and crisis strategist Davia Temin, CEO of Temin and Co. “In reality, cyber-crisis management is a combination of crisis management, and emergency and terrorist response, which necessitates internal and external cooperation and communication of an unprecedented nature.
As such, it straddles the line between enterprise risk management, business continuity, emergency response, reputation management and corporate governance, she added—a fact that too few organizations embrace. […read more]
“Most Companies Approach Crisis Management in ‘All the Wrong Ways’”
“I am going to ask you to throw away every rule of crisis management you have ever known, as we explore how cybercrime is rewriting the crisis management rule book,” said Davia Temin in the opening of her keynote address at the Unintended Consequences: Impacts of the Internet of Things (IoT) & Big Data conference. — Infosecurity Magazine […read more]
Who’s Attacking Whom? Realtime Attack Trackers
Brian Krebs, Krebs on Security, January 5, 2015
It seems nearly every day we’re reading about Internet attacks aimed at knocking sites offline and breaking into networks, but it’s often difficult to visualize this type of activity. This article takes a look at multiple ways of tracking online attacks and attackers around the globe and in real-time. […read more]
“Unintended Consequences: Impacts of IoT & Big Data”
Davia spoke at the Executive Women’s Forum’s “Unintended Consequences: Impacts of IoT & Big Data” event on June 22nd on Crisis Strategies. 69% of US executives worry that cyber threats will impact their companies’ growth. As the IoT and Big Data continue to multiply exponentially, crises stemming from cyber attacks will occur in almost every organization. Discover which crisis strategies should be a part of your organization’s “cyber defense arsenal” to help minimize “unintended consequences” and effect positive change for your company, brand and reputation. […read more]
Survey Roundup: The Good Old/Bad Old Days
Ben DiPietro, The Wall Street Journal’s Risk & Compliance Journal, June 5, 2015
This article’s author takes a look at 15 recent surveys and reports dealing with risk and compliance issues such as the use of old passwords, narcissistic chief executives, whistleblower programs, upgraded card payment systems, insider threats, no controls against the Internet of Things, trustworthiness, limited risk awareness, independent financial crime audits, fast fraud, unsanctioned systems, security budgets, the cost of a breach, compliance reporting, and foreign bribery endorsement. […read more]
How to Know If You Talk Too Much
Mark Goulston, Harvard Business Review, June 3, 2015
There are three stages of speaking to other people. In the first stage, you’re on task, relevant and concise. But then you unconsciously discover that the more you talk, the more you feel relief. Ahh, so wonderful and tension-relieving for you… but not so much fun for the receiver. This is the second stage – when it feels so good to talk, you don’t even notice the other person is not listening. The third stage occurs after you have lost track of what you were saying and begin to realize you might need to reel the other person back in. If during the third stage of this monologue poorly disguised as a conversation you unconsciously sense that the other person is getting a bit fidgety, guess what happens then? […read more]
Women Respond to Nobel Laureate’s ‘Trouble With Girls’
Dan Bilefsky, The New York Times, June 11, 2015
Nobel laureate Tim Hunt has resigned as honorary professor at University College London after saying that female scientists should be segregated from male colleagues because women cry when criticized and are a romantic distraction in the laboratory. His comments unleashed a torrent of fury and added fuel to a global cultural debate about gender bias and discrimination against women in science. […read more]
Somebody Tampered With News Cameras During White House Briefing Room Evacuation
Michael Calderone, The Huffington Post, June 9, 2015
After journalists had been evacuated from the White House briefing room for a bomb threat on Tuesday, a man walked up to an unmanned camera transmitting live to CNN and covered it with a T-shirt. Meanwhile, TV cameras that crews had left on the White House lawn were swiveled toward the ground, according to journalists’ tweets, presumably moved by Secret Service agents during their sweep of the premises. […read more]
Why Women Should Lead Nepal’s Recovery
Ravi Kumar, Time, June 8, 2015
On April 25 and May 12, Nepal was hit by devastating earthquakes. Those involved in the relief and recovery process have shown tremendous conviction to help Nepal rebuild. But Nepal’s deeply entrenched patriarchal and its unfair culture toward women will likely continue to complicate efforts to help the country recover. As a Nepalese citizen and co-founder of a company that is using open data to help with the recovery efforts, this article’s author believes that one way to minimize the potential damage would be to ensure women are leading the reconstruction process: “Women have lost the most—and they have the most to lose.” […read more]
Why the Jason Rezaian case is a game changer for US correspondents
Joel Simon, Columbia Journalism Review, June 8, 2015
Washington Post Correspondent Jason Rezaian appeared Monday in Iranian court, where he defended himself against espionage and other charges that could lead to 20 years in prison. Rezaian is being held largely incommunicado; he is interrogated without counsel; he receives inadequate medical care; and he was denied bail. Foreign correspondents once worried about stepping on a landmine or being expelled and today worry about being beheaded or jailed on charges of espionage. If that’s the risk, it’s our job to at least ensure that there will be some consequence for their mistreatment. […read more]