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.
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]
Christie’s $1 million spin-control bridge report
Dustin Racioppi, USA Today, March 27, 2014
For a pricey admission, New Jersey taxpayers now have a front-row seat to Gov. Chris Christie’s national rehab from scandal. After three months of press-dodging and largely evading public questions on the George Washington Bridge lane closures, the politically hobbled governor finally gets to tell his side of the saga, and on his own terms. The cost to state taxpayers: $1 million.
Davia Temin, who runs a crisis-management company in New York, said Christie should have ordered an investigation into the lane closure and he should have released the findings of the investigation shortly after it concluded. […read more]
Irate Friends See Sexism in Report on Former Christie Aide
Kate Zernike and David W. Chen, The New York Times, March 27, 2014
Bridget Anne Kelly has been the center of blame in the George Washington Bridge lane closing scandal after it was revealed she sent an email calling for “some traffic problems in Fort Lee.” A recent report commissioned by Gov. Chris Christie to stanch the damage portrays her even more negatively, a report friends say is filled with sexist slurs. […read more]
The Case for Team Diversity Gets Even Better
David Feitler, HBR Blog Network, March 27, 2014
This article’s author looks to studies, such as those conducted by Lee Fleming of Stanford and Ben Jones at Kellogg, in order to confirm that when teams are diverse, meaningful innovation is more likely to happen. […read more]
The Hard Truth About Procrastination
Maria Molfino, Levo League, March 27, 2014
There are deep psychological reasons behind procrastination. It’s not about willpower and laziness. It’s about fear and resistance. This article’s author shares what she’s learned about the truth behind procrastination. […read more]