Personal Branding Tip 056 · Reputation
Research Before You Endorse
Before you recommend a product, person or idea in public, spend 20 minutes researching it. If you would not stake your name on it, stay quiet.
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
Influence carries an ethical obligation. Be cautious with endorsements and research things before you speak.
Where It Comes From
- Category
- Reputation: What is said about you when you are not in the room.
- In the Series
- Tip 56 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Reputation
More on Reputation
Tip 060 · ReputationRead the Joke Out of ContextBefore you post an offhand remark, read it as a stranger would, stripped of context. If it could mislead, rewrite it or delete it.
Tip 066 · ReputationCheck Your Small Public HabitsList three small public habits, like what you wear on errands, that strangers might judge you by. Decide which ones to change.
Tip 071 · ReputationLead With Your Strongest TraitName the one trait you most want people to notice first. Make sure your photo, bio and opening line all show it.
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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