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.
$1 Billion Dollars for Girls
Reputation Matters, Forbes, November 15, 2011
How much is a girl worth? Soon we will be able to say, ‘it starts at a billion dollars, and goes up from there.’ Girls Scouts of the USA launched our $1 billion 100th anniversary campaign for girls, designed to help every girl in America who wants to be a Girl Scout afford to do so. […read more]
Girl Scouts Turns 100: The Ultimate Women’s Leadership Pipeline
Reputation Matters, Forbes, November 10, 2011
Today, Girl Scouts of the United States of America opens its 100th anniversary convention in Houston. 15,000 girls, adult volunteers, celebrity guests, and friends are all converging on Texas to move girls and women’s leadership into its next century. […read more]
The Future is Now: Interview with Edie Weiner
Weiner Edrich Brown, November 9, 2011
According to star futurist Edie Weiner, leadership is about vision, the ability to inspire, and a lack of embarrassment about speaking out. […read more]
How to Handle a Diversity Crisis
Davia Temin, Diversity Executive, November 8, 2011
Allegations involving diversity failings can not only cost a company millions of dollars but also cause a serious reputational black eye. Here are six ‘best practices’ to help deal with a diversity crisis… […read more]
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]