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.
An Exercise to Become a More Powerful Listener
Greg McKeown, Harvard Business Review, November 6, 2014
Listening is often considered the softest of the soft skills. So the idea of being a powerful listener can seem like an oxymoron. And yet, this article’s author’s work with executives has taught him that when they really listen to discover what is essential, the impact can be astonishing. It’s one of the most important ways to engage employees. […read more]
Fabiola Gianotti selected as new head of CERN
Eanna Kelly, Science|Business, November 6, 2014
Fabiola Gianotti, an Italian particle physicist instrumental in uncovering the Higgs Boson, will replace Rolf-Dieter Heuer, who led CERN through the launch of the Large Hadron Collider. […read more]
Women and Power: Seven Ways Successful Women Survive
American Banker, November 5, 2014
Two steps forward, one step back; one step forward, two steps back: for many women who have ascended the rungs of the financial industry, it seems that our progress has stalled out since 2008, despite making undeniable strides over the prior three decades. Absolute numbers have not moved or have gone backwards, doors continue to revolve, and we seem to be discussing the same issues publicly over and over again, while more compelling issues are left unaddressed.
But evolving research is shedding new light on power, gender differences regarding the use of power, and how powerful women can succeed in complex organizations.
Some of these insights are not positive or politically correct, but they do help explain gender gaps in finance and other industries. […read more]
“Women and Power: Seven Ways Successful Women Survive”
Davia Temin shares seven strategies for women to attain and remain in power regardless of industry. “Evolving research is shedding new light on power, gender differences regarding the use of power, and how powerful women can succeed in complex organizations.” — American Banker […read more]
Is this the Web’s first blog?
Lene Bech Sillesen, Columbia Journalism Review, November 5, 2014
Justin Hall runs a blog that has landed him several jobs in journalism. While that statement doesn’t raise many eyebrows today, it was far out of the ordinary 20 years ago when Hall, a freelance writer, started Justin’s Links in 1994. Hall was 19, and the website was among the first of its kind, prompting the New York Times Magazine to title Hall “the founding father of personal bloggers” in 2004. […read more]
Shifts Happen
Diane Williams, The Blue Review, November 4, 2014
Teachers who have been in the classroom for any length of time know one thing for certain: educational “shifts happen” — both needed and uncomfortable shifts in teaching and learning. And for this article’s author, the Common Core makes sense for teachers and students. […read more]
The language of lying – Noah Zandan
Noah Zandan, TEDEd, November 3, 2014
We hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies a day. And although we’ve spent much of our history coming up with ways to detect these lies by tracking physiological changes in their tellers, these methods have proved unreliable. Is there a more direct approach? Noah Zandan uses some famous examples of lying to illustrate how we might use communications science to analyze the lies themselves. […read more]
19 iPhone Tricks And Tips Apple Doesn’t Want You To Know. #7 Just Made My Life
Beej Rudd, Dose, August 11, 2014
This article’s author shares 19 tips and tricks for Apple’s iPhone – everything you never knew your iPhone was capable of doing. […read more]
To Siri, With Love
Judith Newman, The New York Times, October 17, 2014
In a world where the commonly held wisdom is that technology isolates us, it’s worth considering another side of the story. In this article, the author, whose autistic son befriended the app, shares her appreciation for Siri, Apple’s “intelligent personal assistant” on the iPhone. […read more]
Spying On Swarthmore
Martha Shirk, Swarthmore College Bulletin, Fall 2014
Files stolen from the FBI’s Office in Media, Pa., by burglars calling themselves the Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI revealed that the agency had been spying on Swarthmore students and faculty members with the help of College employees as well as the Swarthmore’s borough’s chief of police, postmaster, and letter carriers. […read more]