Personal Branding Tip 228 · Reputation
Pick a Second Reader
Choose one trusted person who reads your sensitive posts and statements before they go out and will tell you when something is not a good look.
Take It With You
Download the card for a feed, a story or a link, or share it straight from your phone. Please keep the MCG mark on it.
Why It Works
At a certain level everything is under a microscope. Good intentions do not mean the public will read it that way.
Where It Comes From
- Category
- Reputation: What is said about you when you are not in the room.
- In the Series
- Tip 228 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Reputation
More on Reputation
Tip 232 · ReputationLeave Names Out of CriticismWhen you disagree with someone in your field, address the idea and leave the person’s name out. Say nothing negative you cannot support with facts.
Tip 236 · ReputationPair Every Apology With ChangeIf you make a public mistake, address it head on, then show the specific step you have taken so it does not happen again.
Tip 240 · ReputationDecline What Once Helped YouJudge each invitation against where you are now, not where you started. Turn down what would have helped five years ago but costs you today.
Engagements
Your name is already being interpreted. The question is who are they, and what are they thinking?
Engagements are accepted by application and seats are limited each quarter. Tell us who you are, what you are building, and the position you intend to hold.
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