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The Reality of Having to 'Fight" the Battles of Crisis of Reputation
We may not be prepared for how difficult the tasks in front of us will be when we end up in a crisis of reputation. The reality is often a shock to our mind, emotions and psychology. Yet learning now of the gravity of what might happen can prove informative and beneficial.
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Reputation as Capital and Influence
A question someone asked another person is the inspiration for this article. Many people don't consider that reputation, if it's of high quality, is capital and highly influential. Maybe they should stop, think, do some introspection, be honest and realize what's available for them and what they might be currently surrendering.
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Accurately Seeing the Image and Reality of Our Situation
We don't "see" what is important to notice about ourselves and our life situations. It's problematic and common. How does this happen and what can we do to prevent it?
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Working Through the Pain of Being Watched After Our Reputation Crisis
After a crisis of reputation -- personal or organizational -- the scrutiny continues. It can hurt. It can feel oppressive. But it "just is." It shouldn't be unexpected. So what is helpful to know and do in response to navigate ourselves through that time emotionally and with mindset and response?
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Two Journalists Face Reputation Crisis
Once in a crisis of name, reputation and career, how one chooses to respond and the skill exhibited with it, determines future resilience more so in most cases than the actions that led to the crisis. Two journalists at the New York Times have a chance to rebuild their reputations and marketability if they are willing learners and ambitious to do what is required to be done to succeed.
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People Conveniently Forget Their Worst Behavior
Have you heard of "unethical amnesia?" Maryam Kouchaki, a Northwestern University professor and Francesca Gino, a Harvard Business School professor, have found that's exactly what humans are capable of when it comes to our worst behavior. This short article talks about their interesting findings and the article by Drake Baer about them.
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I Know You Only by Your Reputation
A movie-line inspired article about who we are to other people who don't know us, yet think they do.
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Arrogance Fractures Reputation and Reveals Weakness
We are not always self aware of our arrogant thinking and communication and there's something important we can learn about it. It's a behavior that can be overcome and with benefits on the other side. If we only knew what we are currently doing to ourselves and forfeiting.
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People are Convinced About Their Views About You
What is crucial to understand about other people's beliefs about you and what do those beliefs have to do with the quality of your reputation and your well-being?
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Is Matt Lauer Doing All He Can Do to Regain Value in the Media Industry?
Lauer's pain has him focused in the wrong direction, as "right" as it feels to him. To succeed in reconstructing his reputation and achieving personal goals of healing his family, working again in exciting opportunities and regaining peace of mind, he will have to shift his mindset and climb a different "mountain."
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The Strong and Wise are Willing to Seek Out People to Say 'No' to Them
It's not satisfying to hear "no" until you understand the tremendous protective value in it and teach your brain that it is rewarding. This article takes a quick look at the wisdom of this skill and commitment.
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Passing Through Rock Bottom
This painful or excruciating place doesn't have to be a permanent residence. We can learn to lessen the length of our stay and pass through.
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Why Wichita State and Gregg Marshall Ended Up in a Scandal and the Challenges Marshall has Now
This story is about Marshall and Wichita State but much more too. It's the same story we see often repeated, not only in college athletics but in many organizations, courts, government, politics and society in general.
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Anna Wintour’s Low Emotional Intelligence Gives Her and Vogue a Black Eye to Heal
Low self awareness and a psychological resistance to learning and improvement will lead to fractured or ruined relationships and a reputation that brings pain.
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ABC and Former Employee Walking Tightrope in Reputation Fight
There are lessons in this piece about how organizations choose to react with employees and how they might consider more successfully responding.
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Lori Loughlin’s Painful Crisis and the Absence of Prompt, Wise Correction
Loughlin did herself no favors -- even if it was mostly due to listening to the counsel of her husband, in her reputation crisis. How and why was that a big error and what can be learned?
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Johnny Depp’s Career is Over or Is It?
It seems as if Depp's career has to be over after failed attempts in court to protect his reputation against alarming domestic abuse and communication with violent, ugly intent. Yet what if his career is only on hold and likely to still be "alive," even if on life support.
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McDonald’s has a Bigger Problem than Defending its Lawsuit Versus Black Franchisees
The corporation might be out of its right mind in how it is choosing to conduct itself in communications about people's character and intentions. This might be public posturing yet it is reckless and won't inspire media or public support. What is McDonalds doing poorly and why?
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Netflix Self Sabotage on “Cuties” a Hard Lesson Learned
Rare is it that explaining away a poor, culturally unacceptable decision is going to be well received by media or the public, regardless of the personal and public rationalization. Netflix plain looks bad and this article details why and what should be done.
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Making a Speak-Up Culture Work in Your Organization
Not supporting a speak-up culture is not only negligence, it's dangerous. This article offers professional insight into how it can be best done, where the leadership can be best implemented and the benefits that can be gained. If done properly, this can be a big relationship builder and reputation win inside an organization, reduce risks and exhibit ethics and strength of governance and compliance.
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Critical Lessons from the Volkswagen Scandal
Every scandal is a learning lesson, a case study and a way to protect oneself. There are always clues to the errors. This article examines the VW scandal with an expert source.
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