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.
Amtrak train derails near Philadelphia
Lawrence O’Donnell, “The Last Word,” msnbc, May 12, 2015
An Amtrak train headed to New York derailed just outside Philadelphia. msnbc’s Patrick Murphy, who was on that train, joins The Last Word to share what he saw. […read more]
Meet Ebola’s Soft-Spoken, Plant-Loving, Arch Nemesis
Adam Bluestein, Fast Company, May 11, 2015
Charles Arntzen, a professor at Arizona State University, is the creator of ZMapp, an injectable synthetic serum made of genetically engineered antibodies grown in tobacco plants, which is currently the most promising drug treatment for people infected with Ebola. In 2014, when the virus swept through West Africa, two American health workers became the first human recipients of the experimental drug and they both recovered. […read more]
How to Show Trustworthiness in a Job Interview
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Harvard Business Review, May 11, 2015
Most advice about job interviews is about how to assess a candidate’s skills, if you’re the interviewer, and how to demonstrate your skills if you’re the candidate – so that you will come across as smart and motivated. And there, right out of the gate, we’ve got a problem. Because the most important thing to get across in an interview is not that you are smart and motivated – it’s that you are trustworthy. […read more]
Kevin O’Leary of ‘Shark Tank’ invests in 27 companies and says the only ones making money have female CEOs
Molly Mulshine, Business Insider, May 11, 2015
“Shark Tank” investing star Kevin O’Leary says women lead all of his companies that are showing returns. “All the cash in the last two quarters is coming from companies run by women,” he told Business Insider at a recent event for the startup Honeyfund, in which he is an investor. “I don’t have a single company run by a man right now that’s outperformed the ones run by women.” […read more]
Scores of Scientists Raise Alarm About the Long-Term Health Effects of Cellphones
Josh Harkinson, Mother Jones, May 11, 2015
Are government officials doing enough to protect us from the potential long-term health effects of wearable devices and cellphones? Maybe not. A letter released today, signed by 195 scientists from 39 countries, calls on the United Nations, the World Health Organization (WHO), and national governments to develop stricter controls on these and other products that create electromagnetic fields (EMF). “Based on peer-reviewed, published research, we have serious concerns regarding the ubiquitous and increasing exposure to EMF generated by electric and wireless devices,” reads the letter. […read more]
Cuomo Orders Emergency Measures to Protect Workers at Nail Salons
Sarah Maslin Nir, The New York Times, May 11, 2015
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ordered emergency measures on Sunday to combat the wage theft and health hazards faced by the thousands of people who work in New York State’s nail salon industry. Effective immediately, he said in a statement, a new, multiagency task force will conduct salon-by-salon investigations, institute new rules that salons must follow to protect manicurists from the potentially dangerous chemicals found in nail products, and begin a six-language education campaign to inform them of their rights. […read more]
Remembering Dave Goldberg, the Ultimate Mensch
Adam Grant, LinkedIn, May 10, 2015
This article’s author shares his memories of Dave Goldberg, former CEO of SurveyMonkey, husband to Sheryl Sandberg, and a man with many great passions in his life. […read more]
Women Can Learn as Much From Competent Women as Men
Carol Hymowitz, BloombergBusiness, May 7, 2015
When Frontier Communications then-Chief Executive Officer Maggie Wilderotter sought to make a big acquisition last year, she reached out to some of the best dealmakers she knew. That was to be expected—her intended prey would double the size of the telecommunications company. The bigger surprise was that all her major players in the deal wear skirts.
Like Wilderotter, many women who’ve reached top management are doing deals together or recruiting and recommending one another for jobs, consulting work, and boardroom seats. Davia Temin, a former GE Capital top executive who runs the crisis management consultant firm Temin and Company has met clients through the Women’s Forum of New York, which has an invitation-only membership of more than 450 executives and professionals, and belongs to advocacy groups including the Women’s Forum and WomenCorporateDirectors.
“Groups that used to be a refuge” where women could commiserate about their isolation in male-dominated workplaces “have become a destination,” she says. […read more]
Best of BankThink 2014: Readers’ Choice
American Banker, December 26, 2014
American Banker shares the 10 most popular BankThink articles of 2014, based on audience page views. “Women and Power: Seven Ways Successful Women Survive,“ an article authored by Davia Temin, chief executive of New York management consultancy Temin and Co., comes in at number nine.
“Research suggests that women in leadership positions are most successful when they develop flexible management styles and pay attention to some uncomfortable truths in today’s workplace.” […read more]
“Women Can Learn as Much From Competent Women as Men”
Frontier Communications’ Wilderotter is helping women build their own old boys’ networks. “Groups that used to be a refuge” where women could commiserate about their isolation in male-dominated workplaces “have become a destination,” Davia Temin says. — BloombergBusiness […read more]