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Elon Musk Should Recognize Value of Investor Complaint

Elon Musk has upset Tesla stockholder Tesla stockholder Solomon Chau, who has filed a lawsuit against him and board members for the problematic workplace culture and the effect on company reputation and financial value.

Musk can't be happy about it yet if he reframes his mind about the call to action, he can benefit from it.

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Being Unaware of the Heat Anger Emits

Anger is energy and it emits heat. This is important to know in regards to how we’re experienced.

It’s invaluable to understand that this heat we often don’t know is happening greatly affects trust, reputation, security and relationship health.

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Michael Toebe Michael Toebe

How Common is Common Sense, Really

Do others really know what we are confident they know or should know and are we cognizant of what others believe is common sense?

This Reputation Quality article looks at the thinking errors we and others make when it comes to what is called common sense.

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Why You Want to Hear About More Problems

Hearing about problems is not usually something we naturally gravitate towards yet there is wisdom as well as benefits to be learned and valued, for reputation health and crisis prevention.

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Successfully Defending Oneself Versus Angry, Ill-Intended Opinion and Harmful Demands

There is an increased debate and at times, battle, over what can and can’t be communicated in society and on college campuses.

Charles Negy, Ph.D. and professor, went big with his communication and lost his first battle with students and his employer, but won his defense. How did this happen, considering the times?

Here is an overview and some analysis about Negy’s story and reputation, now and going forward.

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Michael Toebe Michael Toebe

Reputation Rankings Notes

Some brief observations about the findings of the 2022 Axios Harris Poll 100 reputation rankings: who earned what grades and what was at least mildly surprising.

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How Not to Make a Reputation Crisis Worse

Yes, you can make a reputation crisis worse. Of course you don't want to do so but individuals and organizations do if more frequently than you think.

Here's some "what not to do's" and some analysis about those errors.

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Will Smith Can Re-Earn Trust and Gain Forgiveness

Will Smith is in a predicament. What now? He knows what has to be done so it’s a matter of him regaining composure, being honest with himself about his behavior and the societal expectation and doing what needs to be done.

However, there is a reward on the other side of showing character, strength and compassion.

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Prepare Now for Unwanted Possibility

Life might be rolling along well yet that can all change at a moment’s notice. You may be falsely judged and it may create highly problematic problems in your professional or personal life.

There is a quote that speaks to this and this article shares that comment and then very briefly talks about it.

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