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.

Dark Money Group’s Donors Revealed

Kim Barker, Rick Young and Emma Schwartz, ProPublica, November 5, 2012

For the first time in history, a district court has ordered a “dark money” non-profit’s donors to be made public, a caution to other organizations that engage in political campaign fundraising. […read more]

#InPraiseOfTheHashtag

Julia Turner, The New York Times, November 2, 2012

The hashtag: an irritating collator of online conversations or inspired 21st century form of poetry? […read more]

The Aftermath — Business Communication Rules for Recovery from Hurricane Sandy

Reputation Matters, Forbes, October 31, 2012

11 Rules for Communication in the Aftermath of Crisis — Davia’s latest Forbes piece for her column, Reputation Matters.

How you recover, and how you communicate during recovery – yours and others’ – can set the stage for business continuity, future growth, and customer and employee loyalty, or the exact opposite.

If you don’t mention it, you appear heartless; if you give in to it, you appear weak. That is the fine line that each one of us faces in communicating with colleagues, customers, bosses, vendors, friends and family, in the aftermath of historic hurricane Sandy – and after every major national disaster. Here are 11 suggestions that can help. […read more]

Unblocking Women’s Paths to the Boardroom

Monique Valcour, Harvard Business Review, October 31, 2012

Europe is ahead on this one: the European Commission recently proposed a new law that would enforce quotas of 40% for women’s representation on corporate boards by 2020. […read more]