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.

Women and Money: Why We Stress, and How to Beat It

Maria Lin, Learnvest, January 18, 2012

The American Psychological Association released the 2011 Stress in America survey, and found that women are more stressed than men and that the number one source of stress is money, followed by work, and the economy. Maria Lin tells us about how women can beat stress and why it happens. [… read more]

Penn State’s Trustees Recount Painful Decision to Fire Paterno

Pete Thamel and Mark Viera, The New York Times, January 18, 2012

“It was growing late on the night of Nov. 9, 2011. John P. Surma, the chief executive of U.S. Steel and the vice chairman of Penn State University’s board of trustees, sat at a rectangular table at the Penn Stater Hotel. Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania was on the speaker phone. Other trustees were present, many emotionally spent….” […read more]

Your Storytelling Brain

Jason Gots, Big Think, January 15, 2012

Storytelling is a fantastic and powerful communication tool. For crisis preparedness, crisis cases are an effective learning tool that Temin and Company uses regularly. This study only validates its efficacy. […read more]

The Rise of the New Groupthink

Susan Cain, The New York Times, January 13, 2012

“SOLITUDE is out of fashion. Our companies, our schools and our culture are in thrall to an idea I call the New Groupthink, which holds that creativity and achievement come from an oddly gregarious place. Most of us now work in teams, in offices without walls, for managers who prize people skills above all. Lone geniuses are out. Collaboration is in.” […read more]

Do We Need Doctors Or Algorithms?

Vinod Khosla, TechCrunch, January 10, 2012

Vinod Khosla, a reputable Silicon Valley investor, writes on the benefits of cooperation between doctors and Artificial intelligence. He reveals both hope for the future and an evaluation of the hypothetical introduction of artificial intelligence in hospitals. (Part II of a series.) […read more]

The Economist Debates: Women & Work

Linda Basch, Christina Hoff Sommers and Barbara Beck, The Economist, January 10, 2012

Linda Basch (President, National Council for Research on Women) and Christina Hoff Sommers (Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute) debate whether women belong in the workplace, or that women “do not have an assigned place – workplace or otherwise” and are free to choose where they wish to be. […read more]

Don’t Like All Your Employees?

Geil Browning, Inc Magazine, January 10, 2012

A great article about the importance of diverse perspectives and personalities in the office. Relevant to teambuilding, strategy, and for corporate boards. […read more]