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.

Boards Need to Be Engineers of Corporate Reputation

Roy Maurer, Society for Human Resource Management, October 3, 2012

Temin and Company’s 20-point guide for corporate boards to use regarding reputation and reputational risk is featured in this article by the Society for Human Resource Management. Davia is also extensively quoted throughout. […read more]

How A Thought or Memory Blinds the Mind

Rick Nauert, Psych Central, October 2, 2012

Relevant for leaders: new research suggests that when our brains are focused on a task, we can fail to see other things that are in plain slight in a phenomenon known as “inattentional blindness.” […read more]

The Future of Leadership

Heather Landy, American Banker, October 1, 2012

In American Banker’s “Most Powerful Women In Banking” issue, this article on the future of leadership discusses new talents needed, including technology and social media, and quotes Davia on leadership and social media. […read more]

Quote Protocol

Susan Stautberg and Theresa Behrendt, Directors & Boards, October 1, 2012

How to find exactly the right quotation you need, exactly when you need it—and how to use it—by the authors of the newly published Selected Quotations That Inspire Us to Think Bigger, Live Better and Laugh Harder. […read more]