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.
Mary Barra’s Defining Moment: Can GM Become The Next Tylenol?
Leadership, “Reputation Matters” Forbes, April 2, 2014
Leaders rarely get to choose their defining moments. The issues that will eventually define their reputations are most often thrust upon them…and usually those issues are far, far different from what the leaders would have chosen if it were up to them.
And so it is with Mary Barra. Only three months into her CEO stint at General Motors, her defining issue has found her; and it is a crisis that she most certainly did not choose.
When departing CEO Dan Akerson announced why he had recommended Ms. Barra for CEO, he said that she had an uncanny ability to “make order out of chaos.” Today we surely wonder if he had any inkling of just how much chaos there would be in her first 100 days. Let’s hope he did not. […read more]
“Mary Barra’s Defining Moment: Can GM Become The Next Tylenol?”
Only three months into her CEO stint at General Motors, Maria Barra’s defining issue has found her; and it is a crisis that she most certainly did not choose. — Forbes Reputation Matters […read more]
Who Can You Trust?
David DeSteno, Harvard Business Review, March 2014
Success in business unquestionably requires some willingness to cooperate with and have faith in others. The question is, how much faith and in whom? This article draws on emerging research to show how trustworthiness works and offers four points to keep in mind the next time you’re deciding whether or not to do business with a new partner. […read more]
“Barra Seeks to Distance GM From Old Cost-First Culture”
“It wasn’t surprising that lawmakers wanted to know how Barra was unaware of the safety issues. And that it’s the $1 billion question. Who did know? Who didn’t know?” — Bloomberg […read more]
Coaching the Toxic Leader
Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries, Harvard Business Review, April 2014
Senior executives have the power to create an environment that allows people to grow and give their best—or a toxic workplace where everyone is unhappy. How executives end up using that power depends in part on their mental health. […read more]
Executives’ Biggest Productivity Challenges, Solved
Gretchen Gavett, HBR Blog Network, February 14, 2014
A conversation with “Extreme Productivity” Author Robert Pozen answers the questions of how demands on executives — and CEOs in particular — have changed over the years, and how today’s leaders can best navigate their busy days. […read more]
GM Seen Needing $3 Billion Fund to Address Ignition-Flaw Deaths
Jeff Green, Bloomberg Businessweek, March 28, 2014
General Motors Co. will probably create a fund of as much as $3 billion to pay claims associated with an ignition-switch flaw the automaker said is linked to the deaths of 12 people, a Barclays analyst wrote this week. GM will probably create the fund even though the automaker is shielded, under its July 2009 U.S.-backed bankruptcy reorganization, from liabilities of the old GM, which sold the cars. Davia Temin is quoted on GM’s latest response to the crisis. […read more]
Best of Multimedia: When Disaster Strikes, We Tune In
Charity Delich, Strategy+Business, March 28, 2014
Our attraction to tales of disaster is nothing new. In Harvard Business Review Editor Andrew O’Connell’s podcast, he explains why we find them so gripping and asks whether we’d have the grit to do the right thing. […read more]
Rothschild’s lesson in how not to tweet a business dispute
Jonathan Ford, Financial Times, March 28, 2014
It is not uncommon for business relationships to dissolve in acrimony. Most do so discreetly. Very few end up in a public slanging-match on Twitter with each side openly berating the other. But this week Nat Rothschild, the British banking heir, shared with his 400 followers on the social media website his distinctly low opinion of Aga Bakrie, the Indonesian businessman. Subscription may be required. […read more]
It’s Time for a New Discussion on “Women in Leadership”
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, HBR Blog Network, March 28, 2014
Women continue to be underrepresented in most businesses, especially at the senior levels. This article’s author thinks it’s time to shift the discussion away from a lingering women’s problem or an issue of equality and instead focus on this as a massive business opportunity. […read more]