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.
A Call for Help
Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, March 10, 2014
Plucking a few events out of the vastness of the world and declaring them to be the news of the day is a mysterious and complicated project. But a few crimes do become news, big news, and hold the public’s imagination in a tight, enduring grip. An excellent example is the murder of Kitty Genovese. […read more]
Love People, Not Pleasure
Arthur C. Brooks, The New York Times, July 18, 2014
The search for fame, the lust for material things and the objectification of others follows a formula that is elegant, simple and deadly: Love things, use people. But, according to this article’s author, if you want to be free of the sticky cravings of unhappiness and find a formula for happiness instead, invert the deadly formula and render it virtuous: Love people, use things. […read more]
Neil Murphy on leadership: Don’t shirk the difficult things
Stan Linhorst, Syracuse.com, July 13, 2014
In this week’s “Sunday Conversations,” SUNY ESF’s Cornelius “Neil” Murphy, Jr. is interviewed, discussing his career, his leadership roles and those who influenced his leadership, and what he’s doing now. […read more]
Declines in Donations Outweigh Direct Costs of Catholic Priest Scandals
Andrew O’Connell, “The Daily Stat,” HBR Blog Network, July 11, 2014
Priest sexual-abuse scandals have cost the U.S. Catholic church a total of about $3 billion in legal fees, settlements, and other direct costs since the 1980s, but the impact of parishioners’ declining charitable contributions has been an order of magnitude larger. […read more]
Heard the News on George Clooney? This Much Is True: He’s Livid
Ravi Somaiya and Christine Haughney, The New York Times, July 11, 2014
George Clooney condemned The Daily Mail, the British newspaper, after it reported that the Lebanese mother of his fiancée objected to their wedding on religious grounds. But he’s not the first to challenge their reporting. […read more]
A Real Fix for Credit Ratings
Ann Rutledge and Robert E. Litan, Brookings, July 9, 2014
This paper offers an alternative approach to fixing credit ratings: by showing how the absence of a single, numerical, public structured credit scale to serve as a yardstick of structured credit quality in the U.S. debt capital markets provides a more plausible explanation for the problems in structured finance in particular. […read more]
Office Hours with Davia Temin
Freyan Billimoria, Levo League, July 8, 2014
Davia Temin joins Freyan Billimoria for Levo League’s “Office Hours,” a weekly, 30-minute live Q&A video chat that gives viewers an exclusive inside look into the career path, lessons learned and personal advice from top leaders and experts. She shares stories about how she got where she is today, top tips for communications, and managing those curveballs that life throws at you. […read more]
“Office Hours with Davia Temin”
Davia Temin appeared on Levo League’s “Office Hours” on July 8, 2014, sharing stories about how she got where she is today, top tips for communications, and managing those curveballs that life throws at you. […read more]
How to Start a Conversation You’re Dreading
Peter Bregman, HBR Blog Network, July 7, 2014
This article discusses how to start a dreaded conversation and suggests the best way to do so is to lead with the punchline. […read more]
There Are Risks in Having the CEO’s Pals on the Board
Andrew O’Connell, “The Daily Stat,” HBR Blog Network, July 3, 2014
Ties of friendship between corporate directors and CEOs can compromise firms’ integrity, but public disclosure of the ties can make the problem worse, according to research in the American Accounting Association’s Accounting Review. […read more]