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Specialists in marketing through ideas, information, and insight, Temin and Company turns clients’ intellectual capital into true thought leadership.
We also seek to practice what we preach.
Temin and Company’s own thought leadership includes white papers, yearly client letters and podcasts, published articles, a Forbes.com column – Reputation Matters, Huffington Post and American Banker articles, and appearances in other news articles and broadcasts.
Further, Davia Temin is a frequent public speaker and moderator – for clients, their own client events, and their “high potential” training programs. She also presents regularly at CEO conferences, and has developed a range of “Crisis Game” role play simulations to prepare CEOs, Boards, and client companies for real-life crisis situations.
Reputational Suicide: What do Weiner, Schwarzenegger, Strauss-Kahn, Woods, Stanford, Spitzer, McGreevey, Clinton and Hart have in common?
Reputation Matters, Forbes, June 8, 2011
It feels like we are all watching a soap opera written by an obsessive compulsive – the same story line, repeated over, and over, and over again. Why do these mistakes continue to occur? […read more]
My Aunt, Olive June Black, An Ohio Original — In Memoriam
Reputation Matters, Forbes, May 26, 2011
My Aunt June loved sparkly things.
She loved to wear glittery jewelry, tiaras in her bright blond hair, and sequins. In fact, Junie WAS a bright and glimmering jewel, and she brought sparkle into all our lives, right up to the end of hers.
But that was only the tip of her story.
Anyone named Olive June Black (because, by the way, her mother loved black olives and the baby was born in June), had to be an original! And Junie was a true original, in every sense of the word.
She died this Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 in her sleep in Cleveland Ohio. This column is taken from her eulogy, which I delivered yesterday at her funeral. […read more]
Crisis Management Tips for CEOs
Rick Otero, Global Banker, May 23, 2011
‘The Global Banker’ team participated in one of Davia’s crisis management workshops for executives and included her ‘Crisis Management Tips of CEOs’ piece in this article.
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A Call To Action: More Women on Boards Around the World
Reputation Matters, Forbes, May 19, 2011
Harvard has released what it calls the “business case for gender equality.” Study after study has proven that when more corporate boards include a higher percentage of women, shareholders, customers, employees and stakeholders benefit. […read more]
The President’s Perfect Speech
Reputation Matters, Forbes, May 2, 2011
President Obama’s announcement speech for the death of Osama Bin Laden was perfect. The message wasn’t hard to deliver – finally, justice has been rendered at the highest levels – but the speech and delivery were perfect too. […read more]
BREACH…of Trust
Reputation Matters, Forbes, April 29, 2011
What occurred were two major breaches in Japan – one nuclear, the other of trust. How much radiation exposure did the average Japanese citizen receive in those desperate moments and days? Should they have evacuated more widely, sooner? What are the true parameters of the disaster? How does this breach affect the rest of the world? Should parents in North Dakota watch how much milk their babies drink? What about in Indonesia, or in Tokyo? […read more]
Crisis: The Ultimate Refiner’s Fire
Davia Temin, Industry Today, March 3, 2011
Davia’s article for Industry Today, telling us that it has become imperative that organizations learn how to think from the outside during times of crisis, and to approach crisis management and communications in a flawless and strategic manner. […read more]
Working 25/8: More ‘To Dos’ Than We Can Get ‘To Done’
Davia Temin, Forbes, February 2, 2011
As the founder and CEO of a boutique management consultancy, dedicated to surpassing all others, I find that eight hours a day – or more – must be devoted to exceeding the expectations of each client; eight hours a day – or more – must be devoted to running the company; and eight hours a day – or more – must be devoted to bringing in new business. Sleep, and you wake up behind. […read more]
Managing Risk by Role-Playing
Chandler Harris, American Banker, February 2011
American Banker‘s Chandler Harris writes on Davia’s Crisis Games and how they can help CEOs deal with the most extreme of situations. […read more]
The reputation ripple effect
Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner, January 13, 2011
Davia’s list of “Reputation To-do’s” is cited in this article written for executives in the commerical trucking industry. […read more]
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