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.
How to Crush an Employee’s Enthusiasm
Jason Gots, Big Think, October 28, 2011
What demotivates workers? 1) Hype: a failure to acknowledge the real difficulties the organization faces. 2) Futurism: Always “pointing down the road” at distant goals and not at the tangible results of employees’ recent efforts. 3) False democracy: Inviting people’s input when you’ve already made up your mind. […read more]
U.S. Women Look Abroad For Board Memberships As Quotas Mean 1,000 Openings
Jeff Green, Bloomberg, October 23, 2011
European countries will require more than 1,000 new female directors in the next 3-5 years, Bloomberg.com reports, opening up many budding opportunities for women involved in corporate governance. […read more]
Can Netflix Regain Lost Ground?
Cliff Edwards and Ronald Grover, Bloomberg Businessweek, October 19, 2011
This interesting article from Bloomberg Businessweek talks all things Netflix – from it’s blunder with the DVD business and Qwikster, as well as the internal issues that plagued the decisions that were the root of these issues. […read more]
Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally
Jill Flynn, Kathryn Heath and Mary Davis Holt, Harvard Business Review, October 19, 2011
Being overly modest, not asking, blending in, and remaining silent are four ways women appear to unintentionally stunt their careers. These four factors were determined based on data and analysis by Jill Flynn, Kathryn Heath, and Mary Davis Holt for the Harvard Business Review. […read more]
Trust Bust: Why No One Believes the Banks
Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, October 12, 2011
Jesse Eisinger writes for ProPublica on Morgan Stanley and other investment banks and the way in which they are financially solid (now) but have lost the public’s faith, which hurts them more than any statistics could. […read more]
Steve Jobs’s Bicycles for the Mind
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business Review, October 6, 2011
“…Jobs didn’t start a dynasty, and he didn’t take on world problems. He focused on Apple. He won’t be known for the charitable foundations bearing his name or the good done afterwards but for the value created through new products during his lifetime. Jobs brought design from backroom to forethought, shook industry boundaries, challenged giants, and excited consumers. That is an enormous legacy that will stand the test of history…,” writes Rosabeth Moss Kanter for the Harvard Business Review. […read more]
Force of Nature Leadership: Steve Jobs and the “X Factor”
Reputation Matters, Forbes, October 6, 2011
Steve Jobs has so profoundly affected both our day-to-day lives and the trajectory of our technological progress that he can be categorized as a ‘force of nature’ leader: an unstoppable, indefatigable, and transcendent leader who inspires generations by catalyzing new ideas or bringing older ones to life in revolutionary ways. […read more]
10 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges 2011-12
Jane Bennett Clark, Kiplinger, October 1, 2011
A slideshow of the top 10 “best value” liberal arts colleges for 2011-2012. […read more]
Facebook’s 880 Pages About You!
Martin Linstrom, Fast Company, September 30, 2011
The amount of data we passively let companies take in on us is staggering, and it is used in unexpected ways for advertisers. This article considers and weighs in on all of them in a thoughtful but concise and valuable manner. […read more]
Lean Toward the Sunny Side, but Don’t Overdo It
Alina Tugend, The New York Times, September 23, 2011
Optimism goes far – unless it’s taken too far. Extreme optimism is dangerous to yourself and damaging to relationships – business or otherwise. […read more]