{"id":12837,"date":"2017-10-06T16:30:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T14:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mention.com\/blog\/?p=12837\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T16:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:44:13","slug":"personal-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mention.com\/en\/blog\/personal-reputation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Personal Reputation That Improves Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It isn\u2019t always a business\u2019 reputation that matters. Because the internet has allowed businesses to become more transparent, often business leaders become representatives for the values of their organizations. Thus, entrepreneurs must be mindful of their personal brand and reputation, as much as their businesses\u2019.<br><br>As Warren Buffet said, \u201cIt takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.\u201d Maintaining a positive personal reputation can be difficult, especially as millions of consumers watch your every move on traditional and social media.<br>If you want your impeccable name to rub off on your business, you need to consider the following advice for developing and <a href=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/en\/blog\/reputation-management-plan\/\">keeping a stellar reputation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So if you&#8217;re wondering how to build a good relation in business, read along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cultivate-personal-integrity\"><strong>Cultivate Personal Integrity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foundation of a good reputation is integrity, and you can build integrity by having <strong>a history of making good on positive intentions<\/strong>. For example, if you have spoken about improving your business leadership skills, you should be willing to enrol in courses to better yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can continue growing your business and gain respectable credentials by <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.csumb.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enrolling in an online MBA program that requires no GMAT<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if you make mistakes, your inherent integrity should be strong enough to preserve your good reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"control-your-character\"><strong>Control Your Character<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you and your business gain popularity, you&#8217;ll slowly but surely lose control of your public image. The media loves to weave stories, true and false, about important figures. Even hardworking entrepreneurs aren\u2019t safe from vicious media attacks. It is important to remember that even though you can\u2019t control what the media does, you can control what you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As long as you <a href=\"http:\/\/hbswk.hbs.edu\/archive\/3689.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">always do what is right<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 for your business, for your employees, and for your customers \u2014 the media will have an especially hard time painting you with the bad reputation brush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"be-utterly-transparent\"><strong>Be Utterly Transparent<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secrets are the greatest enemy to a good reputation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usually, disputes arise and rumors circulate due to misunderstandings, which can be dispelled completely through full disclosure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your priority should be keeping everyone who works for you informed on the goals and efforts of the business. When employees understand what is happening at all levels, they are better equipped to solve problems efficiently and successfully. Crafting a <a href=\"https:\/\/brandyourself.com\/blog\/guide\/how-to-write-a-personal-mission-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">personal mission statement<\/a> is a good way to get your priorities out in the open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should also take pains to inform your audience of goings-on at your business, so they can lend appropriate support and feedback as necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Tweet &#8220;&#8221;Secrets are the greatest enemy to a good reputation.&#8221; &#8211; Jackie Roberson&nbsp;@SeekVisibility&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"be-completely-accountable\"><strong>Be&nbsp;Completely Accountable<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s unthinkable that you can enjoy a long, fruitful career without making a single mistake. Many (typically unpopular and unsuccessful) entrepreneurs play the blame game, unloading their failures on their subordinates in a desperate attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinereputation.io\/brand-grader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maintain a positive reputation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People will like you much more if you own up to your problems and work diligently to solve them. As the leader of the business, you will likely bear the brunt of more than a few failures, but you must strive to keep yourself accountable for things you do wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To blunder is human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"imitate-your-idols\"><strong>Imitate Your Idols<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ideally, your idols are business personalities who have made it big without compromising morality \u2014 like Oprah or Bill Gates. If this is true, you should analyze their personal brands and determine how they manage to maintain such stellar reputations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somehow, they inspire loyalty, support, camaraderie, and even love, and by evaluating their actions, you might learn how to elicit such feelings in your audience.<br>If your idols are less praiseworthy \u2014 perhaps more likely to follow the line of a certain sitting American president \u2014 you should consider changing your business standards and goals for a more moral system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"use-your-opportunities\"><strong>Use Your Opportunities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Business opportunities often arise in manners you least expect. Sometimes, negative attacks on your reputation can be used to enhance your business \u2014 and your personal brand \u2014 in unique ways.<br>For example, if your business\u2019s social media receives a post or two berating your service, you shouldn\u2019t react unkindly or ignore the message (which is perhaps the worst option). Instead, you should see the post as an opportunity to convert a detractor into a supporter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"outlast-the-haters\"><strong>Outlast The Haters<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, not all haters can be turned. Anyone with even a modicum of renown experiences negative attention, and often, these haters want nothing more than to see you crash and burn. Those people intent on destroying your reputation are a waste of your time and energy.<br>Instead of addressing each comment \u2014 especially when it is not a specific and fixable problem, like a complaint about service \u2014 you should simply <strong>endure them until public opinion of you is so lofty as to drown out the hateful voices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Takeaway<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In conclusion, turning all of these ideas into actions can help you <a href=\"https:\/\/mention.com\/en\/blog\/online-reputation-management-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">build a reputation<\/a> that will allow your business to thrive, as well as your personal reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building an outstanding reputation with the public, your customers, or even your employees can help you go a long way. Not only will it keep your employee turnover low, but repeat customer numbers can grow tremendously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Control your character, hold yourself accountable, and do not let the haters get to you, and before you know it people will only have good things to say about you and your business.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/1896803\/11808110-6742-4921-abef-96ea79f940c3\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It isn\u2019t always a business\u2019 reputation that matters. Because the internet has allowed businesses to become more transparent, often business leaders become representatives for the values of their organizations. Thus, entrepreneurs must be mindful of their personal brand and reputation, as much as their businesses\u2019. 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