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.
Why the Financial Services Industry Is Showing More Women in Its Ads
Karen Firestone, HBR Blog Network, April 17, 2014
Financial services firms want to reach more women. This article suggests that it’s more than just diversity that has caused the increase in the number of women in their ads. […read more]
7 Ways to Boost Leadership EQ
Casey Mulqueen, Chief Learning Officer, April 16, 2014
The latest research on brain function shows that focusing on just a few emotional intelligence, or EQ, behaviors can have a significant impact on overall performance. This article shares seven ways to boost leadership EQ. […read more]
Can Facebook Innovate? A Conversation With Mark Zuckerberg
Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times, April 16, 2014
In this interview with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg he talks about how Facebook is altering how the company creates and releases new apps. […read more]
6 Things the Most Influential People on Social Media Do
Larry Kim, Inc, April 16, 2014
How do you earn respect, stand out, and get noticed in noisy social-media circles? Taking a cue from the web’s biggest influencers, this article shares six things influencers do to stand out. […read more]
GM Faces More Tests as Documents Show Culture of Denial
Jeff Green and Tim Higgins, Bloomberg, April 14, 2014
The hundreds of pages of documents released by lawmakers last week shed new light on General Motors Co. (GM)’s more than decade-long failure to respond to auto-safety complaints, underscoring the struggle ahead for Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra as she seeks to refocus on the company’s new fleet of cars.
The CEO, who has spent most of her three months as the first female leader of a major automaker dealing with fallout from the recall, still awaits two key internal reports that will examine how to compensate victims and assess blame.
Barra’s ability to lead the automaker out of the recall morass, which has already cut profit by $1.3 billion, will be predicated on the GM lifer remaining above the fray and inculpable for the practices she’s trying to root out and eliminate. Davia Temin says Barra has to be ready for a marathon crisis and shouldn’t expect any relief soon. […read more]
The New Academic Celebrity
Christopher Shea, The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 14, 2014
Today, academic stardom is more likely to be achieved by speakers at “ideas” conferences than the doyens of the past, according to this article’s author. […read more]
Pulitzer Prizes Awarded for Coverage of N.S.A. Secrets and Boston Bombing
Ravi Somaiya, The New York Times, April 14, 2014
The Washington Post and Guardian U.S. won the Pulitzer Prize for public service, among the most prestigious awards in journalism, for their articles based on National Security Agency documents leaked by the former government contractor Edward J. Snowden. […read more]
Citi Profit Exceeds Forecasts
Michael Corkery, Dealbook, The New York Times, April 14, 2014
Investors and analysts feared the worst from Citigroup, the global bank that has been besieged for months by regulatory problems and an industrywide trading slump. But Citigroup managed to beat Wall Street expectations with a 4 percent increase in first-quarter profits, compared with a year earlier. […read more]
“GM Faces More Tests as Documents Show Culture of Denial”
“Barra has to be ready for a marathon crisis and shouldn’t expect any relief, soon. What the CEO has to learn in a crisis of this magnitude is that it just keeps on coming, barrage after barrage. The best analogy is probably to war. People do win wars, but they also get battle fatigue.” — Bloomberg […read more]
Beyond the Finish Line
Josh Haner, The New York Times, April 10, 2014
Nearly a year after the Boston Marathon bombing, The New York Times reposts this slideshow that chronicles the progress of Jeff Bauman, a survivor who lost both legs in the bombing, in the months following the tragedy. […read more]