Managing corporate reputation in China
What are the risks and crises a company faces in its daily operations? How a company prevents and manages the risks and crises determines its viability and relevance in the fast-moving world of...
View ArticleNo such thing as “personal” when it comes to CEO reputation?
What happens after big-name CEOs leave their jobs? Do their reputations recover over time if they are fired or leave under pressure? How should they re-enter the public dialogue? The ousting of GM’s...
View Article“Spitzer turning to ethics work on corporate culture”
As a native New Yorker, the headline certainly caught my attention: could our former governor be redeeming himself and turning his notoriety to a nobler cause, recommitting himself to serve the public...
View ArticleDriving effective corporate governance in India
According to a recent poll of Indian business leaders by KPMG, a majority of Indian firms believe there is a need to evaluate the performance of board members on a regular basis, while 85% of...
View ArticleBeyond aphorisms – the embarrassment factor
The current plight of the U.K.’s leading parties as they muddle their way through the current expense claim scandal invites a stream of words to the wise: “Don’t do it if you wouldn’t want to read it...
View ArticleMaximum frankness
I was doing an intake last week with a prospective client that was due to bring some bad news to his organization. Well, let’s be honest, he was having to say to his employees that the future of their...
View ArticleMistakes are for the fearless
One of the most demanded virtues of leaders in the public realm, be they politicians or corporate leaders, is consistency. Consistency is a preamble to trust. And trust is a prerequisite for a good...
View ArticleReputation management steps for John Thain
ReputationPoint contributor, Franz Paasche, was asked by Business Insider columnist Lawrence Delevingne to weigh in on a discussion of steps former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain could take to rebuild...
View ArticleThe environment for reputation: Optimism and the limits of reality
The past year has provided sharp lessons about the consequences of taking an overly optimistic view of financial risks. Reputation is a key element in understanding risks of several types, so it is...
View ArticleGetting a glimpse of the rare Guaranteed Employment Program
Frank Koller’s recently-released business book entitled Spark. How Old-Fashioned Values Drive a Twenty-First-Century Corporation: Lessons from Lincoln Electric’s Unique Guaranteed Employment Program...
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