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.
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]
Cuomo Orders Emergency Measures to Protect Workers at Nail Salons
Sarah Maslin Nir, The New York Times, May 11, 2015
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ordered emergency measures on Sunday to combat the wage theft and health hazards faced by the thousands of people who work in New York State’s nail salon industry. Effective immediately, he said in a statement, a new, multiagency task force will conduct salon-by-salon investigations, institute new rules that salons must follow to protect manicurists from the potentially dangerous chemicals found in nail products, and begin a six-language education campaign to inform them of their rights. […read more]
Remembering Dave Goldberg, the Ultimate Mensch
Adam Grant, LinkedIn, May 10, 2015
This article’s author shares his memories of Dave Goldberg, former CEO of SurveyMonkey, husband to Sheryl Sandberg, and a man with many great passions in his life. […read more]
Women Can Learn as Much From Competent Women as Men
Carol Hymowitz, BloombergBusiness, May 7, 2015
When Frontier Communications then-Chief Executive Officer Maggie Wilderotter sought to make a big acquisition last year, she reached out to some of the best dealmakers she knew. That was to be expected—her intended prey would double the size of the telecommunications company. The bigger surprise was that all her major players in the deal wear skirts.
Like Wilderotter, many women who’ve reached top management are doing deals together or recruiting and recommending one another for jobs, consulting work, and boardroom seats. Davia Temin, a former GE Capital top executive who runs the crisis management consultant firm Temin and Company has met clients through the Women’s Forum of New York, which has an invitation-only membership of more than 450 executives and professionals, and belongs to advocacy groups including the Women’s Forum and WomenCorporateDirectors.
“Groups that used to be a refuge” where women could commiserate about their isolation in male-dominated workplaces “have become a destination,” she says. […read more]
“Women Can Learn as Much From Competent Women as Men”
Frontier Communications’ Wilderotter is helping women build their own old boys’ networks. “Groups that used to be a refuge” where women could commiserate about their isolation in male-dominated workplaces “have become a destination,” Davia Temin says. — BloombergBusiness […read more]
Best of BankThink 2014: Readers’ Choice
American Banker, December 26, 2014
American Banker shares the 10 most popular BankThink articles of 2014, based on audience page views. “Women and Power: Seven Ways Successful Women Survive,“ an article authored by Davia Temin, chief executive of New York management consultancy Temin and Co., comes in at number nine.
“Research suggests that women in leadership positions are most successful when they develop flexible management styles and pay attention to some uncomfortable truths in today’s workplace.” […read more]
Outsmart Your Own Biases
Jack B. Soll, Katherine L. Milkman, John W. Payne, Harvard Business Review, May 2015
When making decisions, we all rely too heavily on intuition and use flawed reasoning sometimes. But it’s possible to fight these pernicious sources of bias by learning to spot them and using the techniques presented in this article, gleaned from the latest research. They’ll open up your thinking about possible outcomes, objectives, and options and lead to better choices. […read more]
Science says people decide these 9 things within seconds of meeting you
Drake Baer, Business Insider, February 11, 2015
Psychologists call it “thin slicing.” Within moments of meeting people, you decide all sorts of things about them, from status to intelligence to promiscuity. Find out how people size you up in seconds. […read more]
Pakistan Sentences 10 to Life Terms Over 2012 Attack on Malala Yousafzai
Salman Masood, The New York Times, April 30, 2015
A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced 10 men to life in prison for their role in the 2012 shooting of Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Nobel laureate who defied the Taliban with her calls for girls’ education and won worldwide acclaim for her courage. […read more]
Kindness Amidst Conflict: Respect Across Diversity
Leadership, “Reputation Matters” Forbes, April 30, 2015
Have you noticed how the world is getting meaner and meaner? Not just over social media, prime time television, or the legislative process, but everyday — as authority becomes less trustworthy, and attacks against leaders, as well as anyone who seems “different,” turn more personal, ugly and destructive.
If I don’t “like” what you have to say, or you disagree with me in any way, I can take to Yik Yak, or almost any social media platform, and anonymously damn you to hell and back. Or worse. […read more]