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.
Get People to Listen to You When You’re Not Seen as an Expert
Dorie Clark, Harvard Business Review, May 13, 2015
One of the most powerful forms of influence, according to psychologist Robert Cialdini’s famous analysis, is authority — often derived from perceived expertise. In our professional lives, this principle can be a boon. But what if you don’t have those credentials? This article’s author shares four strategies to help you overcome your perceived lack of expertise and ensure you can make an impact. […read more]
Amtrak Train Derailed Going 106 M.P.H. on Sharp Curve; at Least 7 Killed
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Jad Mouawad and Emma G. Fitzsimmons, The New York Times, May 13, 2015
An engineer jammed on the emergency brakes just seconds before Tuesday’s fatal Amtrak derailment, but the train — traveling at 106 miles an hour, more than twice the speed limit — slowed only slightly, federal authorities said, before hurtling off its tracks, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 200. […read more]
Watch a very young Mark Zuckerberg explain “the Facebook” on CNBC
Timothy B. Lee, Vox, April 29, 2015
Today, Facebook is one of the biggest and most famous sites on the internet. But that wasn’t true 11 years ago, when a young Mark Zuckerberg made one of his first TV appearances to promote his new site, which was then just a few months old. […read more]
What Is Strategy, Again?
Andrea Ovans, Harvard Business Review, May 12, 2015
In the face of rapidly changing technologies, globalization, and the inexorably accelerating pace of change, there remain endlessly clever new ways to make money, beat the competition, and nudge Adam Smith’s invisible hand toward truly productive and profitable enterprises. […read more]
The Best CMOs Combine 4 Leadership Styles
Jake Sorofman, Harvard Business Review, May 12, 2015
CMOs need to develop four types of leadership, which are based loosely on Gartner’s Intelligent Brand Framework. The idea is to identify your power center — which one best represents your natural capabilities — and develop skills to flex across these leadership styles. […read more]
Group Supporting de Blasio’s Agenda Is Said to Draw Interest of Ethics Panel
Michael M. Grynbaum and William K. Rashbaum, The New York Times, May 12, 2015
A political group run by close allies of Mayor Bill de Blasio has attracted the interest of a New York State ethics panel, which is concerned that the group could be violating lobbying rules, according to two people familiar with the inquiry. […read more]
Amtrak train derails near Philadelphia
Lawrence O’Donnell, “The Last Word,” msnbc, May 12, 2015
An Amtrak train headed to New York derailed just outside Philadelphia. msnbc’s Patrick Murphy, who was on that train, joins The Last Word to share what he saw. […read more]
How to Show Trustworthiness in a Job Interview
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Harvard Business Review, May 11, 2015
Most advice about job interviews is about how to assess a candidate’s skills, if you’re the interviewer, and how to demonstrate your skills if you’re the candidate – so that you will come across as smart and motivated. And there, right out of the gate, we’ve got a problem. Because the most important thing to get across in an interview is not that you are smart and motivated – it’s that you are trustworthy. […read more]
Kevin O’Leary of ‘Shark Tank’ invests in 27 companies and says the only ones making money have female CEOs
Molly Mulshine, Business Insider, May 11, 2015
“Shark Tank” investing star Kevin O’Leary says women lead all of his companies that are showing returns. “All the cash in the last two quarters is coming from companies run by women,” he told Business Insider at a recent event for the startup Honeyfund, in which he is an investor. “I don’t have a single company run by a man right now that’s outperformed the ones run by women.” […read more]
Scores of Scientists Raise Alarm About the Long-Term Health Effects of Cellphones
Josh Harkinson, Mother Jones, May 11, 2015
Are government officials doing enough to protect us from the potential long-term health effects of wearable devices and cellphones? Maybe not. A letter released today, signed by 195 scientists from 39 countries, calls on the United Nations, the World Health Organization (WHO), and national governments to develop stricter controls on these and other products that create electromagnetic fields (EMF). “Based on peer-reviewed, published research, we have serious concerns regarding the ubiquitous and increasing exposure to EMF generated by electric and wireless devices,” reads the letter. […read more]