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"Reputation Matters" White Papers seek to offer deeper insight on a wide range of topics we help clients address.

Corporate Conscience In The Darkest Of Days: What Can Board Directors Do About Ukraine?
It's Not over Until It's over: The Perils Of Declaring Victory In Crisis Too soon
Chaos Leadership: When Does Global Crisis Turn Into Chaos and How Do we survive It?
Chaos Rules: 8 Ways to Navigate Through the Fog of Crisis
Crisis Leadership in Real Time: 8 Pandemic Best Practices
Great Crisis Management Is Counterintuitive
Communicating in Crisis: How to Build Trust in an Untrustworthy World
Forget the Hype: What Every Business leader Needs to Know About Artificial Intelligence Now

...read more»

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.

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]

The Case of the Missing Talent

Davia Temin, Talent Management, January 8, 2011

Talent Management hosts Davia’s column “The Case of the Missing Talent” concerning the impact of a shrinking talent pool on its industry through a fictitious case study. […read more]

10 Ways Leaders Can Protect Their Reputations in 2011

Davia Temin, TLNT, January 4, 2011

Culled from 25 years working in the field of reputation and crisis management at the highest levels, and seeing almost every gaffe imaginable, Davia presents her Top 10 ways for leaders to protect their reputations – and their legacies – in 2011. […read more]

The Carrot…or the Stick: Keep the Debate over Quotas Going So That the End Goal Becomes More Believable

Davia Temin, Directors & Boards, December 27, 2010

Are quotas necessary to raise the percentage of women on corporate boards? Norway, France, Germany, and more believe so…what about in the United States? Davia says while she believes quotas will never be legislated in the US, both the carrot and the stick are needed to keep the debate over quotas going, so that the end goal becomes more believable.

If you would like read more please contact us or purchase the article from Directors and Boards.

Kindness At The Office

Davia Temin, Forbes, December 9, 2010

‘Kindness’ and ‘office’ are words not often associated with one another. We often associate tough-minded, driving, aggressive, etc. with office behavior. Kindness, in many ways seems the ‘loser’s preoccupation.’ Davia offers a different perspective – her firm belief that kindness can still infuse winning, tough-minded, smart, highly competitive and driven organizations. […read more]

White Papers»

"Reputation Matters" White Papers seek to offer deeper insight on a wide range of topics we help clients address.

Corporate Conscience In The Darkest Of Days: What Can Board Directors Do About Ukraine?
It's Not over Until It's over: The Perils Of Declaring Victory In Crisis Too soon
Chaos Leadership: When Does Global Crisis Turn Into Chaos and How Do we survive It?
Chaos Rules: 8 Ways to Navigate Through the Fog of Crisis
Crisis Leadership in Real Time: 8 Pandemic Best Practices
Great Crisis Management Is Counterintuitive
Communicating in Crisis: How to Build Trust in an Untrustworthy World
Forget the Hype: What Every Business leader Needs to Know About Artificial Intelligence Now

...read more»