Rob Brown

7 Top Reputation Building Tips for the Downturn

As we nose-dive into a real recession, almost everything gets squeezed. Yet, as I tell my clients, there are many things you can do in a downturn to take advantage of more thinking, developing and repositioning time. Here are 7 things you can do when times are hard and quiet. Follow these 7 personal reputation building skills and you'll not only steal some market share from your competitors, you'll come out of the bad times stronger, leaner, quicker and better...

The Role of Personal Reputation in Politics

Behind almost every corporate and organisational reputation comes a personal one. In a recent UK political poll, as well as asking which party the public would vote for, the poll showed people trusted Prime Minister Gordon Brown more to handle the current crisis than his opponent, David Cameron. You might think this points to Brown having a strong personal reputation. You'd be wrong. And here's why...

The Shattered Reputation of the Banking Industry

See what's happening now? Reputations are falling, both in entities such as banks and government, and individuals, such as Chancellor Alistair Darling and Prime Minister Gordon Brown. A reputation is like a brand - it requires trust and 'a promise'. Here's how it works and what you can learn from it to build your own reputation.

What Is Your Personal Reputation?

Ever stop to think exactly what your personal reputation is? Probably not. The trouble is, you already have a personal reputation, whether you realize it or not. According to Reputation Defender, the definition of personal reputation is the opinion held by a given part of the community of an individual. This is a good start, but a study of reputation takes this a lot deeper. From my best-selling book on becoming the 'go to' choice for what you do, personal reputation is...

Re-Building Your Personal Brand

Every so often you need to overhaul your personal brand. From the Amazon best-selling book How to Build Your Reputation, you'll see that your personal brand is simply all the messages, cues and signals you give people. Every time they come across you or your name, though all those personal branding messages, they think, do, feel or say particular things. This is called reputation. Want to know when you should overhaul your personal brand?

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