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.
Leadership Lessons From One Of The First Female Fighter Pilots
Andy Meek, Fast Company, February 27, 2015
Carey Lohrenz became one of the first female combat pilots in the Navy by not taking no for an answer. She’s the daughter of a former Marine Corps pilot, the sister of a naval aviator, and the wife of a former Marine Corps pilot. She set her mind early to earning her wings—never mind the ban on women flying combat aircraft that was still in place when she first started training at Aviation Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida. […read more]
Crisis of the Week: Williams, NBC Between Iraq and a Hard Place
Ben DiPietro, The Wall Street Journal’s Risk and Compliance Journal, February 17, 2015
NBC News, anchorman Brian Williams and NBC parent company Comcast Corp. are the subject of this week’s crisis. Mr. Williams first removed himself from the network’s nightly newscast–and later was suspended without pay for six months–following his admission he may have “misremembered” whether a helicopter he was flying in during a reporting trip to Iraq was attacked by missile fire. The resulting criticism prompted the network to launch an internal investigation, still ongoing.
The experts were asked to evaluate both the statements of NBC and Mr. Williams. How effective was each in handling the crisis? Where did their statements fall short? What did they do well? What should they each do next?
Davia Temin, chief executive, Temin & Co.: “NBC/Comcast was swift and perfectly on-point in their crisis response to Williams’ admission of lying. [NBCUniversal Chief Executive] Stephen Burke’s comments were textbook, and the six-month suspension without pay and Williams’ name taken off the program have demonstrated that NBC shares the public’s sense of outrage. This is only mitigated by the possibility that they knew of the lie beforehand.” […read more]
Crisis of the Week: Williams, NBC Between Iraq and a Hard Place
Ben DiPietro, The Wall Street Journal’s Risk & Compliance Journal, February 17, 2015
NBC News, anchorman Brian Williams and NBC parent company Comcast Corp. are the subject of this week’s crisis. Mr. Williams first removed himself from the network’s nightly newscast–and later was suspended without pay for six months–following his admission he may have “misremembered” whether a helicopter he was flying in during a reporting trip to Iraq was attacked by missile fire. The resulting criticism prompted the network to launch an internal investigation, still ongoing.
The experts were asked to evaluate both the statements of NBC and Mr. Williams. How effective was each in handling the crisis? Where did their statements fall short? What did they do well? What should they each do next?
Davia Temin, chief executive, Temin & Co.: “NBC/Comcast was swift and perfectly on-point in their crisis response to Williams’ admission of lying. [NBCUniversal Chief Executive] Stephen Burke’s comments were textbook, and the six-month suspension without pay and Williams’ name taken off the program have demonstrated that NBC shares the public’s sense of outrage. This is only mitigated by the possibility that they knew of the lie beforehand.
“Regardless, NBC hit pause, imposed significant censure and created time for a full investigation. If other excesses of truth are found, they can easily ice Williams permanently. NBC has acted well to protect its own name and begin to restore its now-challenged trustworthy reputation.
“Not so for Williams. First, he was forced into the admission–he did not volunteer it. Second, he appeared so involved in his own damage control that his apology seemed grudging, limited and insincere, given the unfolding facts. And in this video age, where all his versions of the story can be shown, along with his ‘apology,’ he appears even more calculating. He has not let his true remorse–if it exists and is distinct from being caught–show. It would help him to win back some trust if he could do so.
“But the real ‘conflation’ is of news and entertainment. And with this loss of purity comes a loss of trust. While Williams may have been seeking to be a Hemingway-like character–the subject/hero of his own stories–that has backfired on him. The only way to come back is to express a deeper, more honest remorse for the hubris that seems to have caused his breach of journalistic standards.”
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“Crisis of the Week: Williams, NBC Between Iraq and a Hard Place”
Experts were asked to evaluate the statements of both NBC and Brian Williams. Davia Temin shares her thoughts on their response to the crisis: “NBC/Comcast was swift and perfectly on-point in their crisis response to Williams’ admission of lying,” she said. “NBC hit pause, imposed significant censure and created time for a full investigation. NBC has acted well to protect its own name and begin to restore its now-challenged trustworthy reputation. Not so for Williams.” — The Wall Street Journal’s Risk and Compliance Journal […read more]
articles line sm “Why female CEOs are staying quiet on activist investors”
“Chief executives are interested in maintaining both their power and reputation. There would be no benefit in acknowledging your gender. In fact, a lot of detriment could come of that.” — Fortune […read more]
Why female CEOs are staying quiet on activist investors
Caroline Fairchild, Fortune, February 12, 2015
Do activist investors really see women CEOs as easier targets? That’s the question that media pundits and experts alike are abuzz with as six prominent female CEOs fend off bids from aggressive activist investors. Most recently, GM CEO Mary Barra is feeling pressure from an activist who is trying to get on her board. She joins Pepsi’s Indra Nooyi, Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer, DuPont’s Ellen Kullman, Mondelez’s Irene Rosenfeld and HP’s Meg Whitman who are also under pressure from the likes of activists.
With only 25 female CEOs in the Fortune 500, it’s hard not to pause and question if gender targeting is really going on. But rather than join the discussion on whether or not they think these activists are targeting them on gender grounds, all the executives are staying quiet. None of the women have come out publicly on the issue and all of them either denied Fortune’s request for comment or didn’t respond immediately. Why?
Call it good common sense. Becoming the “poster child” for any issue — gender aside — when your company is under pressure to perform is the last thing any CEO should do, a group of experts told Fortune. Commenting publicly on the issue would not only put these women in a position of weakness, but could encourage activist investors to see their gender as a barrier to them being an effective leader.
“Chief executives are interested in maintaining both their power and reputation,” said Davia Temin, the founder of Temin & Co., a crisis-management firm. “There would be no benefit in acknowledging your gender. In fact, a lot of detriment could come of that. A female CEO doesn’t need to remind anyone else that she is a woman seeking the very same leadership goals as a man.” […read more]
Reputation and Crisis Expert Davia Temin Named One of “Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business” by Trust Across America for Third Year
T&C Press Release, Yahoo! Finance, February 4, 2015
Marketing, reputation, and crisis strategist Davia Temin has been named for a third consecutive year to the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business by Trust Across America-Trust Around the World (TAA-TAW). The annual list honors “professionals who are transforming the way organizations do business.”
“Trust may be intangible, but its presence or absence moves markets, products, careers, and countries. It is an asset that cannot be overvalued by any company or not-for-profit institution,” says Temin, CEO of Temin and Company, a management consultancy focused on marketing strategy, reputation and crisis management, and leadership coaching. “The capital you work so hard to build as an organization is severely diminished when your stakeholders – whether they are a company’s customers or a country’s populace – lose trust in your leadership and your vision.” […read more]
“Reputation and Crisis Expert Davia Temin Named One of ‘Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business” by Trust Across America for Third Year'”
Davia Temin has been named for a third consecutive year to the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business by Trust Across America-Trust Around the World. — Yahoo! Finance […read more]
Spike in Fake ID Schemes Confounds Banks’ Fraud Filters
Penny Crosman, Bank Technology News, January 27, 2015
Identity fraud, especially so-called synthetic schemes that use completely or partly made-up identities, is on the rise and hitting banks hard. Synthetic identity fraud makes up 88.3% of all identity fraud and 73.8% of the total dollars lost by U.S. businesses. According to the Federal Trade Commission, synthetic identity theft accounts for nearly 85% of the more than 16 million ID thefts in the U.S. each year. […read more]
Syriza Win in Greek Election Sets Up New Europe Clash
Charles Forelle, Nektaria Stamouli and Alkman Granitsas, The Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2015
Greek voters handed power to a radical leftist party in national elections on Sunday, a popular rebellion against the bitter economic medicine Greece has swallowed for five years and a rebuke of the fellow European countries that prescribed it. […read more]