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.
Is Starting a Business an Art or a Science?
Jennifer Wang, Entrepreneur.com, February 28, 2012
Jennifer Wang considers this question, and seems to come up with the idea that there is a balance that must be struck between the two to be successful. […read more]
School Shooting In Chardon, Ohio: ‘A Quaint, Lonely Town’
Reputation Matters, Forbes, February 28, 2012
I grew up only miles from Chardon, Ohio. In those days, the only thing the town was known for was maple syrup. Early every spring, just about this time of the year, my parents and I would go down to Chardon’s Maple Syrup Festival, where you could eat all the pancakes you wanted, blanketed with freshly tapped maple syrup. In between rounds you would eat pickles to clear your palate (pickles? Yes, sounds bad, but they were oddly effective.)
Today, Chardon is known for death. Needless death. And just as the maple syrup used to run freely, so now do our tears for such a monumental waste. […read more]
Winning the Email Wars: 8 Ways to Separate the Sacred From Profane In Your Inbox
Reputation Matters, Forbes, February 24, 2012
Davia talks about how spammers are getting smarter, and how she stays organized and efficient while staving off the threat of information overload. […read more]
10 Thinkers That Executives Actually Listen To
Amiee Groth, Business Insider, February 20, 2012
This Top 10 list offers a great pool of thinkers for executives to look into. Each made the “Top 50 Business Thinkers” list as well, and meet a certain criteria as determined by their work and writings. […read more]
Longreads.com
Maria Popova, Longreads, February 19, 2012
This website is a curated content feed based on a Twitter feed, which contains great articles from the top leaders in a longer form than the 140 characters seen in Tweets. […read more]
Three Hidden Ways Wheat Makes You Fat
Mark Hyman, MD, The Huffington Post, February 18, 2012
Physician Mark Hyman probes into the recent “gluten-free” craze, revealing why this protein can lead to both disease and weight gain. […read more]
10 Social Media Tips for Bloggers
Liz Borod Wright, Mashable, February 17, 2012
When it comes to building an audience and driving traffic, bloggers are turning to social media with record results. Instead of relying on organic search or (gasp) IRL friends, successful bloggers know they have to develop a following on key social networks as a way to promote their brands and ultimately get more clicks. […read more]
Who Gives a Tweet? Evaluating Microblog Content Value
Margaret Weigel, Journalist’s Resource, February 15, 2012
Only 36% of the rated tweets were considered worth reading; raters considered 25% of tweets not worth reading and were neutral about the remaining 39%. This set of data shows also which tweets were considered and why. A very impressive study and a worthwhile read, especially when trying to understand tweeting. […read more]
A Brother And Sister Get Married (And Later, Their Son Tweets It)
Claire O’Neill, NPR, February 14, 2012
A touching story: a comedian tweets his parents’ love story with photos and blurbs of 140 characters or less. […read more]
Twitter Is All in Good Fun, Until It Isn’t
David Carr, The New York Times, February 12, 2012
Writing a column in The New York Times on a topic is likely safer than tweeting about it. As Twitter becomes more popular, the risks of tweeting increase exponentially and it becomes ever more important to be cautious. […read more]