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.
Your ability to listen deeply and reframe artfully is truly amazing!
Your ability to listen deeply and reframe artfully is truly amazing!”
—College President
“Eight Management Lessons From the Mishandled NYT Firing”
While few people agree on just about any aspect of Jill Abramson’s dismissal as executive editor of the New York Times, there’s general consensus on this: The company didn’t handle it well. “When someone is embroiled in a dispute, you become myopic and you see the world through your own lenses and lose track of how others will view it,” said Davia Temin. “There’s no excuse for not taking the high road — no matter how provoked you feel you are.” — Bloomberg […read more]
Eight Management Lessons From the Mishandled NYT Firing
Caroly Hymowitz and Jeff Green, Bloomberg, May 19, 2014
While few people agree on just about any aspect of Jill Abramson’s dismissal as executive editor of the New York Times, there’s general consensus on this: The company didn’t handle it well.
What could the Times have done better? This article offers eight ideas on what they could have done, including making one statement and getting off the stage, linking the management change to the company’s strategy, controlling the narrative, accentuating the positive, and not getting personal.
Sulzberger allowed his emotions to color his message, which added to the view that he’d mishandled the situation. Davia Temin suggests taking the high road.
“When someone is embroiled in a dispute, you become myopic and you see the world through your own lenses and lose track of how others will view it,” said Davia Temin, head of the New York-based crisis management firm Temin & Co. “There’s no excuse for not taking the high road — no matter how provoked you feel you are.” […read more]
Was Abramson’s Management Style Really the Problem?
“Street Smart,” Bloomberg Television, May 19, 2014
Heidi Moore, U.S. finance and economics editor at The Guardian, Rachel Sklar, co-founder of The List, and Bloomberg’s Sheelah Kolhatkar discuss Jill Abramson’s abrupt New York Times departure with Trish Regan on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” […read more]
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Your presentation was fabulous
Your presentation was fabulous. Your insights as a successful manager of your own social media brand were exceptionally interesting and relevant.”
—University Public Policy Executive Director
I have trusted you and relied on your judgment for years
I have trusted you and relied on your judgment for years.”
—Network TV Anchor
Your presentation was by far the best of the meeting
Your presentation was by far the best of the meeting. You really woke everyone up.”
—Board Chair
Hollywood Versus Brunei: Groups Pull Out of Events
Bloomberg TV, May 7, 2014
Nine entertainment industry-related events have been pulled from the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel Bel-Air, both owned by the Brunei Investment Agency, in protest over the sultanate’s enactment of Islamic criminal law. Global Strategic Communications President Peter Firestein speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “In The Loop.” […read more]
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Target CEO Ouster Shows New Board Focus on Cyber Attacks
Matt Townsend, Lindsey Rupp and Jeff Green, Bloomberg, May 6, 2014
Chief executive officers beware: Data breaches can now cost you your job.
Yesterday Target Corp.’s board ousted CEO Gregg Steinhafel in the wake of a hacker attack that compromised the personal data of millions of shoppers during the holiday season. Steinhafel’s main error was to move too slowly in shoring up the chain’s defenses even after being warned that point-of-sale terminals were vulnerable to cyber criminals.
His fall reverberated in corporate boardrooms everywhere. Since revelations that Target, luxury chain Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. and arts-and-crafts retailer Michaels Stores Inc. had all been hacked late last year, company directors have embarked on a crash course to understand the threat and how to combat it.
Davia Temin shares her thoughts on the risks to CEOs and the response necessary for these types of crises. […read more]
“Target CEO Ouster Shows New Board Focus on Cyber Attacks”
“This is a sea change, right here, right now,” said Davia Temin. “The risk now goes right smack to the CEO and to the board.” — Bloomberg […read more]