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.
“Staying Ahead of the Game: The Steps to Effective Crisis Communications Planning”
Davia Temin led a webinar on March 11, 2015 sponsored by PR Newswire on steps to effectively plan for and respond to a crisis. — PR Newswire […read more]
Hate Takes the Bus
Charles M. Blow, The New York Times, March 11, 2015
This week, when video was posted showing members of the University of Oklahoma’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon gleefully engaged in a racist chant on a bus, some people were shocked. Others, like this article’s author, were not. This was just video confirmation of a racism that envelops us like a fog, often just as evanescent and immeasurable. […read more]
The Return of Proxy Access
Equilar, March 11, 2015
With the 2015 proxy season underway, one topic receiving attention this year is proxy access. Proxy access was originally written into the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010. It was struck down in a federal court in 2011. This has subsequently increased the number of proposals on the issue. […read more]
Passports for a Price: The Business Showing Poor Countries How to Sell Citizenship
Jason Clenfield, BloombergBusiness, March 11, 2015
Swiss lawyer Christian Kalin’s business is showing poor countries they have at least one resource worth selling: citizenship. […read more]
The Art of Looking: How to Live with Presence, Break the Tyranny of Productivity, and Learn to See Our Everyday Wonderland
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, June 27, 2014
This article’s author sat down with cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz to discuss her immeasurably wonderful On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes — “one of the best books of 2013 and among the most interesting [she’s] ever read.” Their conversation ranges from Alice in Wonderland to John Cage to Susan Sontag, by way of dog cognition and productivity, in the service of understanding how different minds expose the many everyday wonderlands hidden before our eyes. […read more]
Slashed US ambassador Lippert leaves South Korea hospital
BBC News Asia, March 10, 2015
Mark Lippert, the US ambassador to South Korea who was slashed at a breakfast meeting last week, has been discharged from hospital in Seoul. Mr. Lippert suffered gashes to his face and hand when he was attacked by a knife-wielding Korean nationalist. He told reporters before he was discharged that the US mission to be “open and friendly” would not change. […read more]
9 Reasons A Positive Attitude Can Keep You Alive
Barrie Davenport, Live Bold & Bloom, March 9, 2015
You produce about 50,000 thoughts a day according to the National Science Foundation. Of those 50,000, 70-80% of them are negative thoughts. The illusion is that negative thoughts will keep you alive. But there is plenty of evidence that intentional positive thinking is the mindset that will actually add years to your life. This article’s author shares nine reasons a positive attitude can keep you alive. […read more]
Girl Scouts Are Opening a Cookie Drive-Thru
Kelli Bender, Time, March 9, 2015
A troop of Girl Scouts in Salem, New Hampshire, has taken a cue from fast-food restaurants and is opening a drive-thru, reports the Associated Press. Troop 12115 is transforming an unused warehouse into a Thin Mints and Samoas utopia. The new operation will offer cookies right to the car window for drivers traveling down Salem’s bustling Main Street. […read more]
Here is Every Single One of Barbie’s Outfits From 1963
Eliza Berman, Time, March 9, 2015
In honor of Barbie’s fifth birthday in 1963, LIFE photographer Allan Grant photographed each of her 64 outfits, from evening gowns to beachwear to a pitifully limited array of career options. If little girls were basing their future career aspirations on those attained by their 11.5-inch plastic counterparts, they could set their sights on being a business executive, stewardess, ballerina, nurse or babysitter. […read more]
Ad of the Day: Microsoft Urges Girls to Stick With Science on International Women’s Day
Gabriel Beltrone, Adweek, March 9, 2015
Add Microsoft to the list of companies touting support for young girls who like science and engineering. The tech giant celebrated International Women’s Day on Sunday, and Women’s History Month generally, with a moving spot from m:united that starts with great footage of girls talking about why they love science, and what they’ve accomplished with it—then taking a turn into the familiar, heartbreaking theme that inventing is actually for boys. […read more]
{source}
<iframe width=”320″ height=”180″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/5eJYW4ew5eg” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
{/source}