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.
This Letter Has the First Known Use of the Phrase “O.M.G.”
Samir Mezrahi, BuzzFeed, August 6, 2012
You’ve got to see it to believe it: a 1917 letter to former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill contained the phrase “OMG.” […read more]
The myth of the Eureka moment
Jackie Lorch, SSI KnowledgeWatch, August 6, 2012
Is this the creative “golden age” of technologies? SSI Knowledge Watch discusses the “myth of the Eureka moment.” […read more]
Emails Give Glimpse Into Deals That Fueled Financial Meltdown
Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein, ProPublica, August 6, 2012
Crisis rule: all emails are discoverable. Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein file an investigative report on a series of emails that help reveal what triggered the 2008 global financial crisis. […read more]
Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die
Michael Blanding, Harvard Business School Executive Education, August 6, 2012
Harvard professor John Wells coins the term “strategic intelligence” and gives various corporate examples. […read more]
Dalai Lama, Twitter Rock Star: The Virtual Influence of His Holiness
Melinda Liu, The Daily Beast, August 6, 2012
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has nearly 5 million followers, and is turning into a “Twitter rock star.” […read more]
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—Corporate CEO
The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
Orion Jones, Big Think, August 5, 2012
Is positive thinking really as “positive” as psychologists purport it to be? New developments suggest that negative thinking can actually be a good thing. […read more]
The Power of Negative Thinking
Oliver Burkeman, The New York Times, August 4, 2012
A must read for crisis managers: journalist and author Oliver Burkeman (whose forthcoming book, The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking is available here) debates the value of positive thinking. […read more]
If The Name Gets in the Way, Change It
Nicole LaPorte, The New York Times, August 4, 2012
One way to retool your reputation? Rename your company, as Georgette Kaplan and her daughters did when they changed their personal-care business from “Ms. & Mrs.” to the more easy-to-pronounce Pinch Provisions. […read more]
Luck vs. Skill: Seeking the Secret of Your Success
Robert H. Frank, The New York Times, August 4, 2012
What is the role that luck plays, versus quality, in assuring success? Success really does rest–at least in part–on the intangibles. In their recent book Everything is Obvious* (*Once You Know the Answer), sociologists Duncan J. Watts, Matthew Sagalnik, and Peter Dodds demonstrate that the quality of a product alone is rarely a good predictor of market success; more often, it’s those “chance elements” that account for how a product performs in the marketplace. […read more]