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.
Donald Sterling Loses Bid to Block Sale of Clippers
Billy Witz, The New York Times, July 28, 2014
A judge issued a sweeping victory Monday for Rochelle Sterling, ruling that she had the authority to sell the Los Angeles Clippers to businessman Steve Ballmer and stating that she had properly followed the directions of the family trust in removing Donald Sterling, her estranged husband, as co-trustee and that the sale of the team could be completed without waiting for what would be a lengthy appeal. […read more]
Step Inside The Invisible World That Runs The Internet
Adele Peters, Fast Company, June 24, 2014
A new film, Internet Machine, takes us behind the scenes in one of the biggest data centers on the planet in an attempt to make it less mysterious. […read more]
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This Is What Tech’s Ugly Gender Problem Really Looks Like
Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, July 28, 2014
Research shows that gender discrimination of varying degrees—both conscious and subconscious—is alive and well among tech’s overwhelmingly white, male investors. According to an Internet Week panel, the tech world is a place that is still very much stuck in the past when it comes to attitudes involving gender. […read more]
At Front Lines, Bearing Witness in Real Time
David Carr, The New York Times, July 27, 2014
Geopolitics and the ubiquity of social media have made the world a smaller, seemingly gorier place. On our phones, news alerts full of body counts bubble into our inbox, Facebook feeds are populated by appeals for help or action on behalf of victims, while Twitter boils with up-to-the-second reporting, some by professionals and some by citizens, from scenes of disaster and chaos. With the advent of social media, we don’t have to witness war in the rearview mirror, the war comes to us in real time. […read more]
We Assume that People Who Speak Abstractly Are Powerful
Andrew O’Connell, “The Daily Stat,” HBR Blog Network, July 25, 2014
A study conducted by the University of Southern California showed that people who speak or write in abstract terms were judged to be more powerful than those who describe things in more specific, concrete terms. […read more]
When Ego Trumps the Company
David Witt, Chief Learning Officer, July 24, 2014
Ego is only a few steps away from the confidence leaders need to be effective. When that ego gets too big, there are often warning signs that leaders can spot before they derail their companies and careers. […read more]
Family Asked to Leave Southwest Flight After Tweeting Complaint During Boarding
Shea Bennett, Media Bistro, July 24, 2014
A Minneapolis man and his two children were asked to leave a Southwest Airlines flight because of a complaint tweeted during the boarding process. […read more]
Sleep Experts Close In On The Optimal Night’s Sleep
Sumathi Reddy, The Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2014
How much sleep do you really need? Experts generally recommend seven to nine hours a night for healthy adults. Sleep scientists say new guidelines are needed to take into account an abundance of recent research in the field and to reflect that Americans are on average sleeping less than they did in the past. […read more]
Big Data Peeps At Your Medical Records To Find Drug Problems
Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, July 21, 2014
To do a better job of spotting unforeseen risks and side effects, the FDA is trying something new. It’s called Mini-Sentinel, and it’s a $116 million government project to actively go out and look for adverse events linked to marketed drugs. This pilot program is able to mine huge databases of medical records for signs that drugs may be linked to problems. […read more]
From Ink to Inc.
James Wolcott, Vanity Fair, March 19, 2014
Big-name literary branding isn’t new—look at Twain or Hemingway. But today, even novice writers must nurture a social-media presence. Arianna Huffington, Nate Silver, and Ezra Klein have branded their way to the top of Journalism 2.0. […read more]