2. Must Reads

Must Reads

“When turmoil rules, go in.” — Lao Tzu

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.

How to Protect Corporate Brands Around the World

T&C Press Release, Bloomberg Businessweek, April 22, 2014

“Reputation management for brands and executives takes on new meaning in a global, connected, 25/8 environment,” says Davia Temin, CEO of marketing, media, reputation and crisis leadership firm Temin and Company. “Whereas one misstep by a brand half a world away used to be containable, today reputational damage is instant, hard to control, and globally open to comment and rebuke. We all have stories of cultural brand missteps, but today the stakes are far higher when brands appear culturally insensitive or worse.”

Ms. Temin will speak at the Dow Jones Global Compliance Symposium today, April 22, on a panel titled “How to Protect Corporate Brands Around the World.” Moderating the panel will be Nick Elliott, editor of The Wall Street Journal’s Risk & Compliance Journal. The panelists will discuss why “multinationals should be concerned about their reputations in emerging economies as those nations become sources of demand as well as supply. What are the pitfalls and how should companies approach local-country reputational management?” […read more]

Trust Inc. Wins Nautilus Book Award

Barbara Kimmel, Trust Across America, April 20, 2014

Barbara Kimmel’s book “Trust Inc., Strategies for Building Your Company’s Most Valuable Asset” has received a 2014 Nautilus Silver award in business/leadership, an honor given to books promoting social or environmental justice. […read more]

Can Charisma Be Taught?

Gretchen Gavett, “The Shortlist,” HBR Blog Network, April 18, 2014

This story shares five articles from around the web on: a former introvert who teaches leaders how to be charismatic; how a Chinese company 3D-printed ten houses in a day; how the “tentacles of bureaucracy” can make companies irrelevant; a Polish member of parliament who headed to London to learn why so many of his countrymen were drawn there; and changes that may be forthcoming at Microsoft under the leadership of its new CEO. […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]

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]