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.
New York Today: Joyless in Mudville
Andy Newman, The New York Times, September 16, 2014
Somewhere, in a parallel universe, the New York Yankees are rallying around their retiring captain, Derek Jeter, giving him one last pennant before he heads off to the Hall of Fame. But not in this world. With only two weeks left in the season, the Yankees’ hopes grow dimmer each day. […read more]
“How Entrepreneurship is Changing the Game for Women”
Credit Suisse Prime Services and The Americas Women’s Network (AWN) hosted an exclusive breakfast panel on September 16th, in which Davia Temin was a panelist, to discuss how entrepreneurship is changing the game for women and how to leverage the Stiletto Network to gain success. The event was moderated by Pamela Ryckman, author of the nationwide acclaimed book, Stiletto Network. […read more]
How We Can Be the Invisible Heart of Markets
Matthew Bishop, LinkedIn, September 15, 2014
Adam Smith, the great Scottish economist and philosopher, famously described market forces as “an invisible hand” that seemed to drive businesses to deliver what society needs. The financial crash of 2008 highlighted that modern business, with its global scale and complexity, is less reliable than Smith’s 18th Century capitalism; sometimes the invisible hand can do serious damage to society and the planet. What is needed is an “invisible heart” to guide the invisible hand in the right direction. […read more]
Technical Glitches at Simple Show Digital Banks’ Weakness
Penny Crossman, Bank Technology News, September 15, 2014
Technical problems at Simple show the tricky position of the digital-only neobanks: They depend on systems (sometimes antiquated ones) run by others, yet they’re the faceless names bearing responsibility for problems. […read more]
9 Habits That Lead to Terrible Decisions
Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, HBR Blog Network, September 1, 2014
“What causes well-meaning people to make poor decisions?” In an effort to understand the root cause of poor decision making, this article’s authors looked at 360-feedback data from more than 50,000 leaders and compared the behavior of those who were perceived to be making poor decisions with that of the people perceived to be making very good decisions. Nine factors emerged as the most common paths to poor decision making. […read more]
Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose, and Sometimes It’s Meaningless
Andrew O’Connell, “The Daily Stat,” HBR Blog Network, August 13, 2014
Coaches frequently make strategic changes in response to irrelevant factors, especially after a loss, no matter how narrow or meaningless, says a group of researchers led by Lars Lefgren of Brigham Young University. This behavior is due to the outcome bias, which leads people to view random negative outcomes as the result of poor choices. […read more]
Fifty Years Later, Whose Country Is It?
Richard J. Tofel, Medium, September 12, 2014
This article’s author takes a look at Rick Perlstein’s series on the triumph of the right in modern American politics which suggests that the loser in 1964 was ultimately the winner — and that, as so many have said so often in the decades since Ronald Reagan came to and then left the presidency, we’re a center-right country. […read more]
Why You Shouldn’t Try to Win Over a Candidate During the Job Interview
Andrew O’Connell, “The Daily Stat,” HBR Blog Network, August 12, 2014
The more a job interviewer tries to “sell” a candidate on working at the company, the less able he or she is to judge the candidate’s worthiness. Firms would do better to separate the tasks of evaluating and winning over candidates and assign those roles to different people, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and London Business School say. […read more]
People Cheat More if a Task Is Harder than Expected
Andrew O’Connell, “The Daily Stat,” HBR Blog Network, September 10, 2014
In a trivia-test experiment, people were more likely to break the rules by peeking at the answers if they had been misled to believe that the test was easy, says a team led by Celia Moore of London Business School. […read more]
How to be the best CEO you can be from any starting point
Paul A. Riecks, Smart CEO, September 1, 2014
Great CEOs come from dramatically different backgrounds with amazingly different skills. Every CEO you meet comes from a different starting point, but it’s possible for all manners of men and women to become effective leaders. Over the years that this article’s author has been working with CEOs, the “real” ones found certain landmarks along the path, including clear strategies, a focus on people both internally and externally, and an adaptable attitude. […read more]