Personal Branding Tip 296 · Reputation
Honor Every Introduction
After someone introduces you, tell them how the meeting went, and offer to make an introduction for them in return.
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
Introductions are endorsements. Your conduct reflects on the person who vouched for you, and reciprocity is expected.
Where It Comes From
- Source
- Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence, subchapter 7.3, Networking and Introductions
- Category
- Reputation: What is said about you when you are not in the room.
- In the Series
- Tip 296 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Reputation
More on Reputation
Tip 300 · ReputationNever Overstate Your LifeGo through your profiles and remove any photo, number or claim that makes your life look bigger than it is. Keep only what you could show if asked.
Tip 304 · ReputationReview Your Last Ten ConversationsLook back at your last ten conversations and note what each person wanted from you. Do it for awareness, not suspicion.
Tip 308 · ReputationVerify the Too-Good OfferBefore you answer any offer that looks too good to be true, do your own due diligence and reach your own conclusion first.
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.
Consultations are virtual or in person. See what each includes, and what is asked of you: Virtual or In Person.